Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Walking-stick
Object Number:
1872.21
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Wood, metal, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 92.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Wood cane with twisted shaft, bone knob handle, and metal ferrule; shaft intricately carved with fish, leaves, and four fingers.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the bone handle of this cane was carved by a Mandan Native American. The late John B. Whetten obtained it from this Mandan individual a short time before the destruction of the Mandan Tribe by small pox.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Whetten
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
