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Shillelagh

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-51499

Description

Brown, short stick; round w/ spiked/knotted handle; 2 "heads" carved - animal (w/ eye & mouth) and 1 other extension; top of stick is beveled.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shillelaghs
accessories
carving (processes)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
animals
Men's personal gear
Carved
Mythical Animal
CANE

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22.5 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears

Accession Number

1987.264

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