Walking Stick - Souvenir from the 11th Zionist Congress in Vienna, 1913 - Nahum Sokolow

Walking stick. [Europe, early 20th century].
Wood; silver ornamentation.
The handle is ornamented with a delicate design of silver threads set in wood (resembling Damascene craftsmanship), creating vegetal patterns, the monogram "NS" (Nahum Sokolow) and the inscription "Kongress Wien 2/9 - 9/9 .913" on one side and on the other side - "Kongress Wien 30 Ab - 7 Elul 5673". The letter "W" appears on the tip of the handle.
Around the point where the handle is connected to the stick is a metal ring with an engraved inscription: "UPA, May 28, 1929, Plainfield NJ USA". At the end of the stick is another metal ring.
Sokolow participated in the 11th Zionist Congress in Vienna in 1913, and visited the United States in 1929 on behalf of the United Palestine Appeal, a Zionist organization based in the USA. In May 1929 Sokolow met with Herbert Hoover, president in office.
Length: approx. 88 cm. Fair condition. Handle broken and glued non-professionally. Peeling color. Small crack along the stick. Bends to metal ring at the end of the stick. Scratches, stains, and wear. Some silver threads are missing from the handle ornamentation.
Provenance: Estate of Sokolow-Raczkowski families.