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Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2013/064:002 DescriptionThis is the metal handle (or head) of a walking cane in the shape of a man’s head with an elongated ‘Jewish’ nose i.e. an antisemitic object. Reportedly made in France it has been suggested it represents Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish French convicted of espionage. Items such as these embody the antisemitic racial stereotype deliberately chosen by their carriers. Production placeFrance Production date circa 1895 Subjectantisemitism, caricatures, racial discrimination, discrimination Object namewalking sticks Materialpewter Dimensions length: 80.00 mm width: 75.00 mm depth: 30.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection

Object numberM2013/064:002

DescriptionThis is the metal handle (or head) of a walking cane in the shape of a man’s head with an elongated ‘Jewish’ nose i.e. an antisemitic object. Reportedly made in France it has been suggested it represents Captain Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish French convicted of espionage.

Items such as these embody the antisemitic racial stereotype deliberately chosen by their carriers.

Production placeFrance

Production date circa 1895

Subjectantisemitism, caricatures, racial discrimination, discrimination

Object namewalking sticks

Materialpewter

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection

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