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Wooden drumstick with leather head and carved handle / Unknown

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A generic drumstick for a large drum used a pow wows or the elonschka dance. Created during the 1930s or 1940s. This is a standard, everyday drumstick; main purpose is functionality. Cross-hatched design in the center of the drumstick.

Tags: cross-hatched design, leather head, wooden drumstick, carved handle
People: Kaw
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Wooden drumstick with leather head and carved handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kaw
Date: 
circa 1925
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, leather
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Drumstick
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan
Accession No: 
84.3039
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.54.43; TL1999.54.43
Department: 
Anthropology
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