Wrapped Drum Stick
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Wood, rawhide
DATES
early 19th century
DIMENSIONS
14 3/4 x 3 x 1/2 in. (37.5 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm)
INSCRIPTIONS
"Indian Drum Stick"
ACCESSION NUMBER
50.67.110
CREDIT LINE
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1848, provenance not yet documented; by 1848, acquired by Nathan Sturges Jarvis; 1848, gift of Nathan Sturges Jarvis to the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; 1950, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Hoop drum stick that is wrapped with thin rawhide that may once have been covered with fur. The handle is a very simple carved wooden stick, slightly wider at the top and bottom and narrower at the center where it would be gripped as a handle. The drum stick may have been steamed or soaked into shape.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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