Drum sticks owned by Terri Lyne Carrington: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pair of Zildjian drumsticks owned by jazz percussionist Terri Lyne Carrington.

These Zildjian drumsticks are composed of light brown hickory wood. Both include the signature black “Zildjian / selected hickory” stamp. Both are also decorated in Terri Lyne Carrington’s personal touch, with the blue glitter stamp “Terri Lyne Carrington” just beneath the Zildjian stamp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970s
• Created by: Avedis Zildjian Company, American, founded 1623
• Owned by: Terri Lyne Carrington, American, born 1965
• Type: drumsticks
• Medium: ink on wood
• Dimensions: H x W x D (each): 16 1/8 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (41 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm)
• Place collected: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Child musicians
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Object number: 2021.101.2ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Terri Lyne Carrington
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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