Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0039 | |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Walking stick | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Varnish | |
| Description | Walking stick carved and assembled from two pieces; The shaft of the walking stick is fashioned from a single tree branch whose bark has been stripped and numerous smaller lateral branches removed, leaving only a small knob from the base of each lateral branch for decorative purposes; Handle has been fashioned from an L-shaped section of another branch, also stripped of its bark; Shaft and handle are probably pegged and/or glued together, and after being assembled, the handle was heavily varnished and the entire shaft was painted black, with the black paint overlapping the juncture with the handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.8, Length = 80.0 | |