Walking stick with a female nude and a Breton sabot on the handle
Object type: Cane
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Paul Gauguin
Artist bio: French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1888–90
Medium: Boxwood, mother-of-pearl [Pinctada margaritifera (black-lip pearl oyster)], glass, and iron
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 36 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 1 11/16 in. (92.7 × 5.2 × 4.3 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Accession year: 1967
Tags: Female Nudes