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drum stick
drum stick
drum stick
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Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Place of Origin:
Minnesota or Wisconsin, USA
Date Made or Date Range:
1880s
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Materials
wood, leather thong
Techniques or Format
Wooden drum stick (ash): curved drum stick with base grip wrapped in native tanned deerskin (unraveling); circular section at base; square section near head; enlarged striking surface.
Motifs and Patterns
Curve at neck and head conventionally refers to a loon or crane.
Other Notes
Drum stick used with a hand drum.
Dimensions:
17.375 × 0.625 × 2.625 in
Condition:
wrapped leather thong base grip is unraveling.
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
81.133
Collection at Current Location:
Chandler Pohrt Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard A. Pohrt
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26908
Approximate Place of Origin