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Wooden drumstick with leather head
Unknown
Wooden drumstick with leather head
Unknown

Wooden drumstick / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Carved, wooden peyote drumstick. The drumstick looks to be wrapped in a copper wire. The drumstick is decorated from top to bottom in carvings.

Tags: peyote drumstick, wood, Native American Church, carved wood
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
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Place: 
Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, cord
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.2848
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.15
Department: 
Not On View

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