Carved wooden walking cane owned by Sen. W. Nash
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Sen. William Beverly Nash, American, 1822 - 1888
notes: label: Description
content: A carved wooden walking cane owned by Sen. W.B. Nash. The length of the cane is cylindrical at the bottom but squared off about halfway up. The cane has been incised over much of its surface with geometric and animal decorations, including diamonds, fish, snake and lizard. [19 11] is carved on the outward facing side of the cane. Near the head of the cane is a carved chamber with four curved posts inside which rolls a loose wooden ball. The top of the cane is curved, pale and very smooth from use. At the handle of the cane handle is another incised section, a geometric design or possibly letters. There is a black rubber piece, not original, adhered to the foot of the cane.
place: label: Place collected
content: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William Beverly Nash
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.168.2
objectType: label: Type
content: canes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment on wood
label: Dimensions
content: 34 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (86.7 × 12.1 × 2.9 cm)