Ring

Museum number:
1-14276
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010014276
Accession number:
Acc.334
Description:
Large tule ring for javelin game.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Klamath Lake and Modoc
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
1908
Context of use:
One player rolls the ring along the ground, another trying to throw a javelin through it while in motion.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Loans:
S1984-1985 #3: University of California, Berkeley (August 30, 1984–January 4, 1985)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 1-14276, described as Large tule ring for javelin game.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 1-14276, described as Large tule ring for javelin game.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 1-14276, described as Large tule ring for javelin game.

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