Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Art Blakey, American, 1919 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

wood, acetal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 16 1/4 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (41.3 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)

Type:

drumsticks

Date:

1970-1990

Description:

A drumstick with a brown plastic tip used by Art Blakey. The stick is wood and cylindrical with one rounded end and one tapered end with a small, brown plastic tip. There are small gouges on the tapered area of the stick, and the shaft has a small crack.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Bradley

Object number:

2012.36.6

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Musical Instruments

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564351fe5-db43-40bd-976b-fe7c8c747e87

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.36.6