Carved Snake Stick

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Title

Carved Snake Stick

Content partner

Victoria University of Wellington

Collection

Tapuaka - Heritage and Archive Collections

Description

Carved snake stick made by a Japanese prisoner in Featherston prisoner of war camp during WWII, donated by Emeritus Professor Tony Taylor. The stick is 45cm long and depicts a green snake wrapped around the upper end. Donor Tony Taylor reported that such items were carved from boxwood, using nails as carving tools, and sold to guards for pocket...

Format

Image

Date created

1942-1945

Creator

Anon

URL

https://wgtn.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/5553

Related subjects

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese / New Zealand -- Featherston / Professor A. J. W. (Tony) Taylor

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