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Walking Stick

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/6

Walking stick surmounted by a two-faced head. The two-faced carving has one face with a closed mouth with fangs, and another with an open mouth and protruding tongue. The eyes of each face are inlaid with shell. The staff is made from rough wood (or possibly root?). There is a thick fibrous cord attaching the top of the staff to the main shaft. The cord, handle and carving are all coloured with a reddish-brown ochre pigment.

  • Narrative

    Purchased by the donor in Melbourne in 1965; said to have previously belonged to a well known Maori guide, in New Zealand.

  • Type of Item walking stick
  • Culture Maori
  • Material wood, plant fibre, shell, pigment
  • Measurements height 4.6 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 150.9 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall
  • Made in New Zealand
  • Collection Date during 1965
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0006

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