Cane with knob of man wearing turban

cane

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - CANES
marad; scrimshaw
ivory; mother-of-pearl; wood
35-3/4 x 2 x 1-3/4 in.

Scrimshaw cane with carved head of elephant ivory; smiling, moustached man wearing turban; mother-of-pearl inlaid at front of turban; 2 black eyes; hardwood cane with scroll design at top and inlaid abalone or mother-of-pearl diamonds and ivory circles; walrus tusk tip at bottom; ex-coll. Jibboom Club,New London, CT.

1997.98.1