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Wooden drumstick
Robert L. Brown
Black tapered wooden drumstick with grooved handle
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The choice of wood is unusual for a peyote drumstick. Darker wood is typically used for drumsticks.

Tags: drumstick, wood, carved
People: Native American Church
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, peyote meetings

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Wooden drumstick
Creator(s): 
Robert L. Brown (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Drumstick
Accession No: 
73.755
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.106.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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