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Date Range
1961-1962
GMD
Personal Assistive Objects
Object Type
Walking stick
Material
Wood
Accession Number
2023.32.1
Description
Walking stick made from a tree branch, with painted/carved inscriptions giving the names of Boy Scout troops and the dates of trips to different landmarks and locations (Thornhill Mountain, Claque/Clague Mountain, Hirsch Creek Falls, Douglas Channel, Squirrel Mountain). Grooves have been carved into the circumference every ~12 or so inches along the stick. Towards the tip, there is a diamond-like pattern of intersecting lines carved into the wood, followed by a series of 6 more circular grooves, each about 1 inch apart, at the very end. Many of the carvings have been painted green, and there is a reddish smear, possibly from paint, along one side of the tip of the stick. Also near the tip is a pencil drawing of a crown, above the words "Boy Scouts."
GMD
Personal Assistive Objects
Object Type
Walking stick
Description
Walking stick made from a tree branch, with painted/carved inscriptions giving the names of Boy Scout troops and the dates of trips to different landmarks and locations (Thornhill Mountain, Claque/Clague Mountain, Hirsch Creek Falls, Douglas Channel, Squirrel Mountain). Grooves have been carved into the circumference every ~12 or so inches along the stick. Towards the tip, there is a diamond-like pattern of intersecting lines carved into the wood, followed by a series of 6 more circular grooves, each about 1 inch apart, at the very end. Many of the carvings have been painted green, and there is a reddish smear, possibly from paint, along one side of the tip of the stick. Also near the tip is a pencil drawing of a crown, above the words "Boy Scouts."
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
Wood
Condition Remarks
Many scratches in the wood; some of the paint is scratched off; diamond-shaped chunk taken out about 13 inches from tip (under initials W.P.)
Length
75 cm
Diameter
4.5 cm (at widest point)
Inscriptions
"KITIMAT 1" (carved near base)
"THORNHILL MOUNTAIN 61. CLAQUE MT. 61. CLAQUE MT. 62. HIRSCH Cr. Falls 62. HIRSH Cr. 61. DUGLAS CHAN. 62. SQUIRREL MT. 62. THORNHILL MT. 62." (painted on)
"TTC 61. MT. CLAQUE. THORNHILL AUG 4-6 62." (carved and painted)
"LOONS 1962. AH. WOODPECKERS. FALCONS." (carved and painted)
"W.P." x2 (carved once, painted once)
"BOY SCOUTS" (painted)
Date Range
1961-1962
Accession Number
2023.32.1
Category
Personal Gear
Location
artifact storage