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Walking Stick
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Walking Stick

Artist/Maker Maasai people Kenya
Datecollected between 1960-1973
CultureMaasai
Mediumwood, leather, fur, textile and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 34 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (88.6 x 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0474.139
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionMany eastern and southern African people carry canes and walking sticks as important accessories, especially men of elder status.
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