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Wooden dance stick / Unknown

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Wooden dance stick carried by dancers and often use as a signaling device. The culture of this dance stick is Native American; Oklahoma.

Tags: wooden dance stick, beadwork, black fur, glass beads, yellow, red, white, black, hide
Places: Southern Plains, Northern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, dances, pow wow

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

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Title(s): 
Wooden dance stick
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, hide, glass, fur
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.872
Previous Number(s): 
8400.872
Department: 
Not On View

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