Walking stick

Museum number:
11-42730
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110042730
Alternate number:
33 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3562
Description:
Club, wood, incised and raised relief design running the length of piece; scroll, snake, and female figure. 89.5 cm.
Donor:
Caroline Mytinger
Collection place:
Milne Bay Province, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Massim
Collector:
Caroline Mytinger
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Walking sticks (costume accesories) and Walking sticks (personal equipment)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
July 22, 1980
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
length 89.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Walking stick, accession number 11-42730, described as Club, wood, incised and raised relief design running the length of piece; scroll, snake, and female figure. 89.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Walking stick, accession number 11-42730, described as Club, wood, incised and raised relief design running the length of piece; scroll, snake, and female figure. 89.5 cm.

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