CANE

Description: AN UNFINISHED WOOD STICK, WITH VARIOUS KNOTS IN IT. TIED TO STICK, WITH WHITE COTTON STRING, ARE 36 BLACK AND WHITE FEATHERS. EACH FEATHER HAS ADDITIONAL MULTI-COLOURED, SMALLER FEATHERS BOUND TO TOP. FEATHERS ARE BOUND WITH RED FELT AND WHITE STRING. SOME OF THE FEATHERS HAVE A NAME WRITTEN ON THE RIB IN BLACK FELT PEN. THERE ARE TWO STEEL EYES SCREWED INTO STICK (ONE NEAR TOP AND ONE NEAR BOTTOM). WRITTEN ON BOTTOM OF STICK, IN BLACK FELT PEN, IS "WOOD BADGE PT 2 MARCH 24-26/95 MCNALLY SCHOOL APRIL 28-30/95 CAMP IMPESSA".

History: WALKING STICK WAS MADE BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE WOOD BADGE 2 COURSE. THIS COURSE IS THE 2ND LEVEL OF TRAINING IN SCOUTING. THE COURSE IS 55 HOURS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR SCOUT LEADERS. IT IS TRADITIONAL IN THIS COURSE FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE SOMETHING; THE ITEM WAS USUALLY LEFT AT THE CAMPSITE, BUT THIS WAS NO LONGER ALLOWED AT THE TIME THE WALKING STICK WAS CREATED. SEE P20000098001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY.; *UPDATE* IN 2021, TWO COLLECTIONS ASSISTANTS, RYLEY GELINAS AND O. E., CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE ROLLED TEXTILE COLLECTION, INCLUDING OTHER ARTIFACTS WITHIN THIS COLLECTION. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH RON SHIELDS TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF OBJECTS RELATED THIS COLLECTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFACT WAS PROVIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE.