Walking stick

Museum number:
5-13006
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013006
Alternate number:
14 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3198
Description:
Walking stick., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13006, acc no. 3198. Orig. No. 14. File code: 2.1 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Slightly modified tree branch Context of use: Walking cane Description: Cane; walking cane; handle is crotch of a limb; entire cane is slightly modified tree branch; l. 92 cm.
Donor:
Jane Erickson
Collection place:
Sherbro Mission, Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone
Verbatim coll. place:
Sierra Leone; Sherbro Mission; Sherbro attr.
Culture or time period:
Sherbro
Collector:
E. C. Lemmon
Collection date:
1884
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Walking sticks (costume accesories) and Walking sticks (personal equipment)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Walking stick, accession number 5-13006, described as Walking stick., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13006, acc no. 3198. Orig. No. 14. File code: 2.1 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Slightly modified tree branch Context of use: Walking cane Description: Cane; walking cane; handle is crotch of a limb; entire cane is slightly modified tree branch; l. 92 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walking stick, accession number 5-13006, described as Walking stick., Sierra Leone, Sherbro Mission, Sherbro attr. 1884. 5-13006, acc no. 3198. Orig. No. 14. File code: 2.1 Collector: Rev. E.C. Lemmon through Rev. R. West. Donor: Mrs. Jane Erickson. Materials, techniques: Slightly modified tree branch Context of use: Walking cane Description: Cane; walking cane; handle is crotch of a limb; entire cane is slightly modified tree branch; l. 92 cm.

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