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Artifact

Walking Stick

Description

  • Walking stick or cane 
  • Shaft made from bamboo
  • Handle made from ivory
  • Metal tip on the bottom

Background Information

  • Purchased as a memento by Robert Rawlings who drilled in Sumatra on two contracts between 1880 and 1902.

Map Location

Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.11" E

Date

1880-1902

Dimensions

inches
Length:
34.6
Width:
1.9
Height:
1.9

Events, Places, People

  • Robert Rawlings
  • Indonesia or Japan

Originating Location

Asia

Subject

  • A bamboo walking stick with an ivory handle and a dark metal base.
  • The ivory handle of a bamboo walking cane. There is a crack running along it and it is attached to the shaft of the cane with a piece of metal.
  • The metal base of a bamboo walking cane. It is flat on the bottom.

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