Staff, bamboo; lightly colored wood, no carving or metal bands. 64.6 cm. Made by - GuljariLal
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Uttar Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Sitapur District, nauvadia village
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
February 20, 1970
Materials:
Bamboo (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Made by original owner c. 1966; had used in two fights - police officers asked him not to usually carry it with him but he kept it with him 24 hours a day.