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Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub

Object Details

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.
Date
1930 - 1945
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Elks Rendezvous, American, ca. 1930 - 1945
Place used
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Amusements
Jazz (Music)
Music
Musical Theatre
Nightlife
Popular music
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.223.69
Type
musical instruments
noisemakers
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Medium
pigment on wood
Dimensions
L x W: 7 × 3/4 in. (17.8 × 1.9 cm)
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.223.69
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56249d7a2-fb98-4218-b61f-08d7af8f882c
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