Walking stick owned by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: 1902
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A walking stick owned by Cab Calloway. The walking stick is primarily constructed from black painted wood with a gold tone, metal hand grip. The shaft of the walking stick is thin and cylindrical. Near the bottom it tapers inwards. At the bottom of the walking stick is a piece of small, brass, cylindrical hardware that connects the body to the rubber cane tip. There is black fabric adhesive tape wrapped over the brass cylinder where it attaches to the body of the walking stick. The handle grip is bulb shaped at the top with a short, tubular bottom that attaches to the body of the walking stick. The handle is molded with ornate arabesque floral and foliate patterns. Engraved text on the top of the grip reads [A. Bowen / 1902] and is accented with flourishes below each line of text.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.6
objectType: label: Type
content: walking sticks
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: lacquer on wood with brass (alloy) , rubber and pressure-sensitive tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 36 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.5 × 92.1 × 4.5 cm)