Title
Loop Snake Walking Stick
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, whale skeletal bone, wood, brass, wax
Dimensions2 1/2 × 5/8 × 35 3/4 in. (6.4 × 1.6 × 90.8 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1233
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionShaft of panbone (whale skeletal bone), brass tip, top potion octagonal terminating in a scalloped pattern; foreshaft comprised of alternating segments and bands of wood and whale ivory; whale ivory handle, inlaid with wooden dots, full-round carved in the image of a snake coiled so as to form a loop grip; red sealing wax inlay for mouth and eyes.ProvenanceWilliam Kranzler, New Bedford 01/03/1966 $175.00On View
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