Irregular, tapered cylindrical shaft formed from a slender tree trunk, numerous projections where branches have been removed; three dimensionally carved ivory grip representing a woman's right hand closed about a shaft; brass ferrule; black rubber tip.
canes (walking sticks)
accessories
brass (alloy)
carving (processes)
ivory (tooth component)
rubber (material)
wood (plant material)
Stick, Walking
Cane
Cane
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Gift of Ralph May
1971.951
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