A walking stick used by person in conjunction with carrying frame to support heavy loads on the back.
Donor:
Dai Williams, Estate of Karin Nelson, and Karin Nelson
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Shimogum, Nagani-ken
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Maker or artist:
Chikato Nomaki
Collector:
Dai Williams
Collection date:
June 14, 1991
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Walking sticks (costume accesories) and Walking sticks (personal equipment)
Function:
1.2 Gathering and 1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
March 20, 2012
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Note reads "pole for resting with shoiko". The walking stick was used to provide stabilization while carrying heavy loads on the back. There is a small protrusion at the top for the handle and has been smoothed down. Note also reads "Iso(?)