Walking stick

Production date
Circa 1862
 Description
Wooden walking stick with carved suaki concealed spike. Smooth black stem with snake climbing up from tip to handle. The handle has a connected spike held in by an 1862 penny. A second penny forms the perimeter through which the spike goes.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1862
Media/Materials
Wood, stained black. Metal coin.
Measurements
915 x 30 x 40mm - LxWxD
Production place
Fiji
Collection
Waikato Historical Society/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1964/316/2

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