Walking stick

Museum number:
11-14640
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Accession number:
Acc.1186
Description:
Wooden cane, sparring/walking/swagger stick; carved and design rubbed with lime
Donor:
Mrs. Leroy W. Hahn
Collection place:
Milne Bay Province, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
Culture or time period:
Asmat
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Walking sticks (costume accesories) and Walking sticks (personal equipment)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1956
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960) and S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Walking stick, accession number 11-14640, described as Wooden cane, sparring/walking/swagger stick; carved and design rubbed with limeHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Walking stick, accession number 11-14640, described as Wooden cane, sparring/walking/swagger stick; carved and design rubbed with lime
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walking stick, accession number 11-14640, described as Wooden cane, sparring/walking/swagger stick; carved and design rubbed with lime

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