Cane

Museum number:
5-6969
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
94 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Walking stick; smooth stick tapered at one end and other carved to form handle grip; L. 80 cm; dia. 3 cm. Used by men as a walking stick
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cane, accession number 5-6969, described as Walking stick; smooth stick tapered at one end and other carved to form handle grip; L. 80 cm; dia. 3 cm. Used by men as a walking stick
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cane, accession number 5-6969, described as Walking stick; smooth stick tapered at one end and other carved to form handle grip; L. 80 cm; dia. 3 cm. Used by men as a walking stick

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