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Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances
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Black wooden drumstick with slight red paint dots and leather head wrapped in white tape used during dances
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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: yarn, wood
People: Cherokee,
Places: Oklahoma, Southern Plains, Northern Plains,
Purpose: ceremonial, public 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, glass, yarn
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Dance Stick
Accession No: 
84.891
Previous Number(s): 
8400.891
Department: 
Anthropology
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