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Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle
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Wooden drumstick / Robert L. Brown

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: drumstick, wood, carved
People: Native American Church
Places: Oklahoma, Southern Plains
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: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
73.757
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.108.1
Department: 
Not On View

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