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Woven dance belt made of commercial yarn colored in pink and teal
Florence Brown
Woven dance belt made of commercial yarn colored in pink and teal
Florence Brown

Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances / Unidentified

Essay/Description

These items were used by Tom Whitehead (Osage and Ponca).

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: wooden drumstick
Places: Southern 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 drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Tom Whitehead (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Osage or Ponca
Date: 
mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, leather, tape
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Lydia Whitehead
Accession No: 
73.154a
Previous Number(s): 
7300.154a-e; 7300.154 a-e
Department: 
Not On View

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