Object numberM2016/027
DescriptionAntisemitic walking stick handle made of antler. The handle is in the shape of a man’s head with an obscenely large long nose and is wearing a kippah. It was common for Anti-Semites to carry around such walking sticks as a sign of their antisemitism.
This particular example was found at an antiques shop in Tasmania and donated to the Sydney Jewish Museum.
This particular example was found at an antiques shop in Tasmania and donated to the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Production date 1910 - 1920
Subjectantisemitism, caricatures, discrimination
Object namewalking sticks
Materialbone
Dimensions
- height: 130.00 mm
width: 150.00 mm
depth: 30.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Shane Turner