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Wooden drumstick with cross hatching / Harding Big Bow

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Essay/Description

A dark wooden drumstick with 14 parallel grooves on the handle end and wrapped with rubber bands (for improved grip).

Curatorial Remarks

Well-worn peyote drumstick with carved concentric circles on handle wrapped with a rubber band.

Tags: wood, Native American Church, carved concentric circles, carved design, bark, brown, rubber band, peyote drumstick
People: Kiowa, Harding Big Bow
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting,

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s):
Wooden drumstick with cross hatching
Creator(s):
Harding Big Bow (Made for)
Culture:
Native American; Kiowa
Date:
20th century
Materials/Techniques:
wood
Classification:
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type:
Drumstick
Credit Line:
Gift of Pearl Big Bow
Accession No:
73.738
Previous Number(s):
TL1997.73.14a
Department:
Anthropology
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