Number: 31
Walking cane with the head of a toucan made of hippopotamus tooth around 1900. The plumage at the end of the handle is slightly raised, continuation of the structure of the plumage in the upper heel of the weft. The handle is attached to an oval shaped ebony barrel with a hippopotamus ferrule. Dimensions of the handle: H. 11 cm, W. 15 cm, total length 87 cm.
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