Drumstick used by Art Blakey
Object Details
- Description
- A drumstick with a tapered wood tip. The stick is wood and cylindrical with one rounded end and one tapered end with a small cone-shaped tip. There are small gouges on the tapered area of the stick, and the stick is cracked and missing material from two areas on the shaft.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peter Bradley
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1947-1990
- Object number
- 2012.36.7
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Art Blakey, American, 1919 - 1990
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- drumsticks
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15 7/8 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (40.3 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)
- See more items in
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.36.7
