Presentation cane
Dateca. 1900 - 10
Maker
Charles Edenshaw
First Nations, Haida, 1839 - 1920
Label TextEdensaw made special objects for patrons, local officials and visiting dignitaries—such as carved canes that incorporated fine woods, sterling silver, and richly colored walrus ivory. Most include the provocative image of a snake wrapped around the shaft of the cane, small carved nubs made to imitate cut-off branches and a silver ferrule between the wood and ivory pieces.
Object number93.5
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Native Visions: Northwest Coast Art, 18th Century to the Present, October 1, 1998 - January 31, 1999Published ReferencesBrown, Steven C., Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century, Seattle Art Museum, 1998, pg. 119Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund
Dimensions2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm)
L.: 37 1/2 in.
MediumWood, abalone, silver, walrus ivory
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