Cane

Museum number:
11-39512
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110039512
Object count:
1
Description:
Cane carved from ifilele wood; red-brown stained shaft; triangular mother-of-pearl inlay below handle; tip covered with bullet shell casing. Chief’s cane.
Collection place:
Tutuila, American Samoa
Culture or time period:
Samoan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cane, accession number 11-39512, described as Cane carved from ifilele wood; red-brown stained shaft; triangular mother-of-pearl inlay below handle; tip covered with bullet shell casing. Chief’s cane.

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