Artifact Record Details
Copyright of the Spurlock Museum. Not-for-profit use allowed for personal, educational, and/or research purposes only, not for publication.
To request permission for publication or other use, please contact the Spurlock Museum Registrar.
Basic Information |
||
|---|---|---|
| Artifact Identification | Shuttlecock for Peteca Game (1990.10.0188) | |
| Classification | Recreational Artifacts : Sports Equipment : Shuttlecock | |
| Visual Description | Shuttlecock composed of stuffed vinyl ball and feather plume. The ball is comprised of six triangular pieces of vinyl in multiple colors and patterns: red, white with black linear designs, dark brown, light brown, and black. Each panel is stitched together to form a cone. The dark brown vinyl circular bottom is stitched onto the cone and the inside stuffed with unknown material to make it solid. The small circular top opening is filled with pink and yellow dyed bird feathers and secured at the top with a cotton string. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | America, South, Peru, Amazonia | |
| Period/Date | Modern, c. 1950 CE | |
| Culture | Amazonian | |
| Locality/Archaeological Site | ||
Physical Analysis |
||
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 21.5 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 8.2 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A | |
| Weight | 78 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Plastic, Animal--Feather, Textile--Linen, Pigment--Dye | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Sewing, Assembling, Dyeing, Stuffing | |
| Munsell Color Information | Deep Pink (3.75R 6/12) -Pink feathers. Dark Grayish Reddish Brown (10R 2/2) -Bottom of shuttle cock. Light Yellow (5Y 8.5/8) -Outer yellow feathers. | |
Research Remarks |
||
| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | Shuttlecock used for peteca game similar to badminton, but using hands instead of rackets. Object is red and yellow. -Unknown, n.d. | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
||
| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Drs. Albert V. and Marguerite Carozzi | |
| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |