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Shuttlecock
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This rounders’ ball is made from corn husks. This popular game was played by boys and young men, who stood in a circle and volleyed the balls to each other with the flat of their hands. The aim was to avoid allowing the balls to touch the ground. Often two balls were used at the same time.

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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Pemón
Object type
Sportgerät
Dimensions
Length: 160.0 mm
Diameter: 40.0 mm
Material/Technique
Leaf
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
III/1105

Provenance and sources

when
1911 - 1913
when
10.10.1914
where
Guyana (location/origin)
Guyana (location/origin)
who
Koch-Grünberg, Theodor - Collectors

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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