Hoop and stick (game) - Specimen details

Hoop and stick (game) - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 73859

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Plant Name 160.00 SALICACEAE Populus tremuloides Entry Book Number 18.1997.21
Artefact Name Hoop and stick (game) Vernacular Name
Iso Country Mexico TDWG Region Mexico
Parts Held Hoop and stick (game) Geography Description Chihuahua, Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northeast
Uses Hoop and stick (game)Use: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Large shelving Related Items
Donor Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Davis P Collector No 21
Collection Notes Collection Date 00/11/1996
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Hoop and stick used by Tarahumara women in a hoop race. Stick is probably Populus tremuloides, and the hoop is Quercus sp covered with material used to distinguish the teams. Bought at the Tarahumara shop in Batopilas, Chihuahua.x0Dx0APart of Plants + Peop, le exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016

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