Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up
1834-1835
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 49.6 × 70 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-137612
“The game commenced, by the judges throwing up the ball at the firing of a gun; when an instant struggle ensued between the players, who were some six or seven hundred in numbers, and were mutually endeavouring to catch the ball in their sticks, and throw it home and between their respective stakes; which, whenever successfully done, counts one for game. In this game every player was dressed alik…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1834-1835 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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