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Wooden dance stick / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

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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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Wooden dance stick

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

wood, hide, glass, fur

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

84.872

Previous Number(s):

8400.872

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 20in. (50.8cm)
Width: 1in. (2.5cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

ceremonial objects, ceremony, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, dance, Dancing, music, religion, ritual, ritual objects, rituals (events), seed beads, signaling equipment, southeast, spiritualism, Staff

Cite this Page

Unknown. Wooden dance stick. 84.872. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84872 (10/14/2019).

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