staff; wooden with metal head and six rings; mendicant Buddhist monk’s walking staff; handle dragged on the ground to make noise and attract attention; steeple part of head symbolizes a stupa; projection on top with ridges symbolizes the five elements
Donor:
Brian Shekeloff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kyōto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai region
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan, Kyoto
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies