Walking stick

Museum number:
5-13423
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013423
Alternate number:
24
Accession number:
Acc.3332
Description:
Kho-Khom., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13423, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 24. File code: 1.7 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Any strong woof with knot. This one- Dabach tree. Cut with panga- shape with knife or spear. Smooth with knife. Context of use: For beating animals or fighting enemies. Use rounded part to kill. Handle part to hit animals to control her. Used and made by men. Description: Club- wood stick curbed with round tip at one end. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Donor:
University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:
Gob Dogo, Marsabit, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille
Culture or time period:
Rendille
Collector:
Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection date:
Summer, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Walking sticks (costume accesories) and Walking sticks (personal equipment)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1985-1986 #40: SFO Museum (May 21, 1986–October 17, 1986)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Walking stick, accession number 5-13423, described as Kho-Khom., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13423, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 24. File code: 1.7 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Any strong woof with knot. This one- Dabach tree. Cut with panga- shape with knife or spear. Smooth with knife. Context of use: For beating animals or fighting enemies. Use rounded part to kill. Handle part to hit animals to control her. Used and made by men. Description: Club- wood stick curbed with round tip at one end. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walking stick, accession number 5-13423, described as Kho-Khom., Kenya, Gob Dogo, Rendille. Summer, 1977. 5-13423, acc no. 3332. Orig. No. 24. File code: 1.7 Collector: Jean Colvin. Donor: Jean Colvin. Materials, techniques: Any strong woof with knot. This one- Dabach tree. Cut with panga- shape with knife or spear. Smooth with knife. Context of use: For beating animals or fighting enemies. Use rounded part to kill. Handle part to hit animals to control her. Used and made by men. Description: Club- wood stick curbed with round tip at one end. References: for additional information see field sheets in acc. env.

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