Chunkey Ball
Datec. 1000
PeriodMississippian Culture
CultureIndigenous American
Place MadeCahokia Mounds State Historic Site (present-day east St Louis) (?), Illinois, USA, North America
MediumStone (Calcite or Travertine)
Dimensions5.8 x 5.7 x 5 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number76.1.42
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