Title

Eagle-head cane

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale ivory, wood, baleen, wax, brass

Dimensions4 1/2 × 7/8 × 33 3/4 in. (11.4 × 2.2 × 85.7 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.562

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionHandle is whale ivory in six sections, separated by six discs (bands) of baleen; culminates in full-round-carved figure of an eagle's head, pigmented with red sealing wax; shaft is wood with brass tip, four discs (bands) and diamond inlays of whale ivory.ProvenanceKranzler 01/28/1960; Kendall Whaling Museum; NBWM

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