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Wooden dance stick wrapped in wool yarn.

Tags: wooden dance stick, wool yarred yarn, white yarn, blue yarn, black fur
Places: Southern Plains, Northern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, dances

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, yarn, fur
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.873
Previous Number(s): 
8400.873
Department: 
Not On View

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