Title
Striped cane
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale ivory, wood
Dimensions3 7/8 × 3/4 × 36 in. (9.8 × 1.9 × 91.4 cm)
Object number1920.36.1
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTapered wooden lower shaft; whale ivory tip; upper shaft consists of 74 alternating bands of whale ivory and wood (37 of each); curved handle carved from a sperm whale tooth, following the original contours of the tooth, chamfered to a generally octagonal shape.On View
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19th Century
Burdett, Thomas
