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| Title | Basque Pelota sporting equipment |
| Description | Above: A wood bat called a Pala used in the Basque sport Pelota.
Pelota, the Basque national game, is played with a ball and a wall. It can be played with bare hands, like handball, or with bats called Palas. This pala was used in 1915-1920 in Boise.
Below: A Cesta, a woven basket type of paddle, used in another version of Pelota called Jai-Alai.
Jai-Alai is the most difficult form of Pelota. Instead of being struck, the ball is caught in a wicker Cesta and hurled back at the wall. This Cesta belonged to the famous Basque player Julian "Tarzan" Ubarlucea, who starred in Spain, Mexico City, and Nevanda in the 1940's. |
| Date | 1972 (Donated) |
| Subject | Basque Americans; Idaho (State); Pelota (Game); Sporting goods; Pala; Cesta |
| Type | Artifacts |
| Coverage | United States--Idaho (State) |
| Identifier | 1972.83.3 (Pala)
1972.83.5 (Cesta) |
| Repository | Idaho State Historical Museum
http://www.idahohistory.net/museum.html |
| Contributors | Washington State University Vancouver Information Services
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/vis/infoserv.htm |
| Project Identifier | wsuvi0315 |
| Physical Description | 27 in. (length) |
| Format | Original photographs were taken with a Nikon D1X camera as 300 dpi TIFF files. The images were then converted into 72 dpi JPEG files through PhotoShop 6.0 and added to the CONTENT database at the WSU Libraries. |
| Rights | To obtain a copy of this item, or request permission to publish, contact the Idaho State Historical Society Library and Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise,ID. 83712-8250, 208-334-3356. |
