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Wooden drumstick with turned handle / Patrick Scott

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This particular type of drumstick is used with ceremonial water drums, typically used in peyote ceremonies.

Tags: wooden drumstick, peyote drumstick, peyote meeting, turned handle
People: Patrick Scott, Navajo
Places: Arizona, 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 with turned handle
Creator(s): 
Patrick Scott (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo (Diné)
Date: 
20th century
Place: 
Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
wood
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Drumstick
Accession No: 
84.3104
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.12.2
Department: 
Anthropology
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