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Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances / Unknown

Essay/Description

These items were used by Tom Whitehead (Osage and Ponca).

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: wooden drumstick
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, dances, pow wow

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
IIIF LogoManifest:
https://live-gmcd.pantheonsite.io/iiif/manifest/object/73154a

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