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Antler drum cord tightener
Antler drum cord tightener
Object Number 52-27-10/33520
Display Title Antler drum cord tightener
Descriptions
Object Description Pawnee antler drum cord tightener (with drum and stick). Used to tighten the elaborate tie on the drum.
Inventory Description Split antler, drum cord tightener?, painted pink on bottom
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Pawnee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oklahoma
Materials Antler, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 21 x 9.5 x 2.3 cm (8 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52-27-10/33520, QPn.4.Ex
Provenance
Collector Denver Art Museum (1952)
Exchange participant Denver Art Museum (5/6/1952 & 6/2/1952)
Intermediary Mr. Frederic H. Douglas

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