Artist/Maker
Maker once known
Title
L-handle Cane
Date1800s
Mediumwhale ivory, wood, non-ferrous metal
Dimensions3 × 3/4 × 36 1/2 in. (7.6 × 1.9 × 92.7 cm)
Object number00.22.12
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTapered ebony shaft; ferrous tip with non-ferrous sleeve, ferous pin fastening; beaded L-shaped whale ivory handle, oval grip; 4 non-ferrous pin fastenings. (The beads and pin fastenings were evidently added by the maker to camoflage severely cracked ivory and hold it in place.)On View
On view
