Drumstick (uncertain)
59-14-56
From: United States of America | Oklahoma
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 59-14-56 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cheyenne (culture) |
| Provenience | United States of America | Oklahoma |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood |
| Technique | Carved | Incised |
| Iconography | Peyote Ceremony |
| Description | Carved stick. Card says: Carved wood drumstick with incised designs used in the Peyote Ceremony. The designs are symmetrical, and are in 5 different sections. At either end of the stick there are lines carved circling the circumference. Within these bands are "X's"--four within each and spaced evenly around the circumference. The sections in between these and the one in the middle are incised with a zig-zag design. The middle section is incised with bands circling the circumference, 9 in all, and spaced close together. At the top and bottom of the stick are star-shaped incisions with eight points. |
| Length | 33 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Denver Art Museum, 1959 |
| Other Number | MCH Y-4-P - Old Museum Number | QOS-7-P - Old Museum Number |
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