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Carved wooden peyote drumstick
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Black wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in white tape used during dances
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Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances / Unknown

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

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Title(s): 
Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Osage or Ponca
Date: 
mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, leather, tape
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Lydia Whitehead
Accession No: 
73.154a
Previous Number(s): 
7300.154a-e; 7300.154 a-e
Department: 
Not On View

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