Rectangular navy handkerchief with a small diamond pattern
Wooden beaded dance stick with painted handle and leather thong with pink feather
Wooden beaded dance stick with painted handle and leather thong with pink feather / Unknown
Gilcrease Museum
Curatorial Remarks
Dance stick is a more appropriate term to use compared to dance wand. Commercially turned stick that's been beaded into a dance stick. This stick would have been used for ceremonial events like a pow wow. This dance stick would have been used by a man.
Tags: dance stick, bead work, paint, peyote stitch bead work, gold, Pink, purple, gourd stitching, fur, pink feather
People: Native American
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: dance stick, bead work, paint, peyote stitch bead work, gold, Pink, purple, gourd stitching, fur, pink feather
People: Native American
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
