Pipe Tamper with rattling elements

1875–1889

Not on view

Carved from a single block of wood, this rare dance tapper represents a trend during the last quarter of the 19th century for re-imagining the traditional enemy effigy victory stick to include features of fashionable Euro-American walking sticks. The pointed end was tapped against a tomahawk blade or other sonorous objects.

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Title: Pipe Tamper with rattling elements
Date: 1875–1889
Geography: Great Plains, United States
Culture: Native American (Northern Plains)
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 28 7/16 in. (72.2 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Shaken-rattle
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.601
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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