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Walking Stick, 20th Century Massim culture; Bagaman Island, Calvados Chain, Milne Bay Province…
Walking Stick
Walking Stick, 20th Century Massim culture; Bagaman Island, Calvados Chain, Milne Bay Province…
Walking Stick, 20th Century Massim culture; Bagaman Island, Calvados Chain, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania Ebony and shell; 30 1/2 × 3/4 in. 2014.12.26 Collected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition

Walking Stick

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-walking sticks & canes
Culture Massim
Date20th Century
Made AtMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumEbony and shell
Dimensions30 1/2 × 3/4 in. (77.5 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineCollected on behalf of the Bowers Museum by the Roski-Keller-Martin Expedition
Object number2014.12.26
DescriptionEbony walking sticks are found in various locations within the Massim area including Gawa and Bagaman. They have a utilitarian function. Some scholars have suggested that similar ebony walking sticks might have at one time be trade items in the kula ring trade network. It has also been suggested that some elaborately carved walking sticks had magical properties and were carried by village sorcerers.
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