Drum major baton
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Drum major baton with a wooden body and a white metal tip and bulb. The wooden body is stained a dark brown and has two holes. The metal bulb at top has a horizontal upraised line in the middle and at the bottom where it thins to connect to the wood. The metal bulb is dented and cracked.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Marching bands (Music)
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: World War I
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.26
objectType: label: Type
content: batons (music equipment)
label: Type
content: batons (symbols of office)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 45 1/4 × 4 × 4 in. (114.9 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm)