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Drum stick
Object Number 988-13-50/12116
Display Title Drum stick
Descriptions
Object Description Drum stick, traditional device for striking drums. Curved piece of wood stripped of bark @ one end and bent. Held in place by cord tied from end back to handle.
Inventory Description Carved wooden implement, curved stick, notched 1 end tied with fiber.
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Akposso
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Togo / Amou-Ablo
Additional Geographic Terms Plateau region
Materials Wood, Fiber, Twine
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 9.1 x 2.3 cm (11 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-13-50/12116
Provenance
Collector Sheila Stanton (Jan 1988-Mar 1988 - 8/5/1988)
Donor Sheila Stanton (Jan 1988-Mar 1988 - 8/5/1988)

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