Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Elks Rendezvous, American, ca. 1930 - 1945  Search this

Medium:

pigment on wood

Dimensions:

L x W: 7 × 3/4 in. (17.8 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

musical instruments

noisemakers

Place used:

New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1930 - 1945

Description:

Elk's Rendezvous table knocker in the shape of a small mallet with a small wooden cylinder as a head, dyed red. The head has two incised lines that run around the head's circumference. The handle, a plain straight stick, has the words "Elks Rendezvous/ Harlem's Foremost Cabaret/ 133rd & Lenox Ave. NYC/ 3 Shows Nightly AU 3-8111" stamped lengthways along it. Stamped on either side of the text is an orange geometric pattern around the handle.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Amusements  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Music  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Popular music  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi

Object number:

2013.223.69

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Movement:

Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56249d7a2-fb98-4218-b61f-08d7af8f882c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.223.69