Title

Tooth cane

Mediumwhale ivory, mahogany

Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 × 34 7/8 in. (4.4 × 2.5 × 88.6 cm)

Object number1948.30.250

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionTapered mahogany shaft; a disc separator (material unknown) is missing, possibly disintegrated, leaving no trace; handle is a small whole polished tooth that has been bored to accommodate the cylindrical tenon or butt end of a cross-member (missing); a tenon on the wooden shaft fits snugly and is glued into the hollow of the tooth.

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