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Bone ball surrounded by a silver metal band. Shaft is most likely Malaysian bamboo. Definitely strong and stable.
Acquired it from an elderly “walking stick” collector in Portsmouth England. He had acquired it in Malacca and was insistent that it was from the 1800s.…
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- Item Number: O-6669
- Provenance/Origin: Malacca. Circa 1800s
- Composition: Malaysian bamboo, bone, silver band
- Dimensions: 35.5" long; ~2" diameter ball
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 435.00 USD
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Sure, the Ibans / Dayaks were renowned for practicing headhunting to further territorial expansion. They had a fearsome reputation until the Europeans arrived with their colonization in the 1800s. Some headhunting episodes were reported into the mid-1900s.
There were rituals, ceremonies and festivals all…
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- Item Number: O-2751
- Provenance/Origin: Dayak, Indonesia, Circa 1940s. From a private collection
- Composition: Wood and metal stand
- Dimensions: 36.5" on stand x 1.5" diameter at widest point
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 240.00 USD
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Just pull or saw off your old boring cane head and stick this elegant and cultural head on the end of the cane stick.
The mythological creature called a Dragon – the pattern of royal epithets in history – is believed to symbolize power, strength and
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- Item Number: O-8079
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Brass or Bronze
- Dimensions: 4" tall x 5" wide x 1.25" deep. 5/16" opening
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 35.00 USD
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This was purchased from an estate sale in Montana a few years ago. I think it is over 70 years old and was probably hand carved in Indonesia . . . perhaps Java or Bali. 36.5” long with – what looks like – a rubber tip (most…
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- Item Number: O-5804
- Provenance/Origin: Most likely Indonesia. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: Total length: 36.5"; Handle Width: 6"
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 165.00 USD
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Detail: Bearing the name as the Irish town (in Wicklow County) known for canes, this Shillelagh is made from the blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa) wood species. Hand sanded and lacquered with a high gloss finish, no two canes are the same due to the blackthorn’s natural growth patterns.…
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- Item Number: O-9627
- Provenance/Origin: Ireland. Recent and unused.
- Composition: Blackthorn wood
- Dimensions: Total length: 37.5". Handle length: 4.5"
- Weight: .75 pound
- Price: $ 90.00 USD
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Detail: The Shou Xing handle represents the God of Long Life and Longevity. This god is the third god of the Gods of Good Fortune. This is a heavy and study cane. The copper sheath or shaft – that houses a steel blade –…
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- Item Number: O-5695
- Provenance/Origin: China. Handle: Circa early- to mid- 1900's
- Composition: Metal, brass, copper, bronze
- Dimensions: 34" cane x 4.5" grip. Spike exposed with handle is 26"
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Detail: Shaman’s staffs (Tunggal Panahuan) were used in magic ceremonies to protect against the actions of enemies. In addition, these staffs were used as a prophetic tool for diagnosing the spiritual causes of a disease. They derive their power from a specially prepared ritual substance called Pupuk. Pupuk attracts ancestor…
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- Item Number: O-8601
- Provenance/Origin: North Sumatra. Circa mid- 1900's
- Composition: Wood and hair
- Dimensions: 74" long without hair tuft. 3.5" thickest diameter.
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Price: $525.00 USD
