Collections Only

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story
  1. Collections Home
  2. The Anthropology Collection

Carved wooden drum tightener used to tune drum head / Unknown

Download Add Order Contact
Zoom inZoom inZoom inZoom in
Zoom outZoom outZoom outZoom out
Go homeGo homeGo homeGo home
Toggle full pageToggle full pageToggle full pageToggle full page

Curatorial Remarks

This tool would have been used to tune a drum head by tightening it.

Tags: drum tightener
People: Native American
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
©Gilcrease Museum
Title(s): 
Carved wooden drum tightener used to tune drum head
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
ebony
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Drum Tool
Accession No: 
82.169
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.25
Department: 
Anthropology
Not On View

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.