Category 9: Recreational Objects➔Sports Equipment➔Gear, Lacrosse➔Stick, Lacrosse
Artifact
Accession Number:
76-26-10-B
Date
circa 1960Description
Wooden lacrosse stick (long stick version). Handmade with wood and leather. They would steam the wood until it could bend. Let the wood dry and harden, then put in holes to put the leather strings through the wood frame. From that, the lacrosse stick was made. The first lacrosse stick in this style,was invented January 1st year 1100. The design remained the same until October 5th 1970, when the plastic head was added to the sticks. Lacrosse is a game where two teams must try get a small ball into the opponents net.Materials
Wood, Tape, leather, twine.Measurements
10 1/4 in. W x 45 3/4 in. H Category
Stick, Lacrosse
