Bamboo Cane with Carved Ivory Handle, late 19th-early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: The lightweight shaft of this cane is made of bamboo, stained and lacquered to a glossy dark brown. The bottom is covered with a two-tone metal ferrule; the upper silver section is turned. A brass ring separates the shaft from the ivory handle, which has the bust of an unidentified mustachioed man with a round hat carved in high relief. Another ivory piece serving as the hand rest is fastened to the carved section at a 90-degree angle.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Scrimshaw
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Lawrence N. Ravick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1994.0217.01
label: catalog number
content: 1994.0217.01
label: accession number
content: 1994.0217
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cane, walking
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ivory, marine (handle material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (shaft material)
label: Measurements
content: shaft: 91 cm; 35 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: handle: 7.2 cm x 1.5 cm; 2 13/16 in x 9/16 in