A museum worthy walking cane with an ancient bone handle and lapidary accents. The bone is from a woolly mammoth’s tibia (forearm bone), its loose cell structure is from the inside more porous portion of the bone. The porous bone structure has been solidified with clear resin to form a durable and smooth material that has an incredible natural pattern and history. The woolly mammoth went extinct about 10,000 years ago and its remains could be potentially much older. This bone is from the Siberian permafrost. One of the best features of this handle is that light can shine through the handle creating a glowing and sparkling effect that is gorgeous.

The divider and end pieces on the handle are alabaster which is a lovely compliment in several ways. The stones have a similar effect with light, being semi-transparent they glow and light up under bright light, accentuating the stone’s subtle patterns and sparkles. Alabaster was also one of the first stones ancient humanity learned to carve and shape, lending itsself well to an
”ancient cane”.

Finally the shaft is lignum vitae wood, the densest wood in the whole world! It has a nice yellow-green hue, and a chatoyant grain. Lignum is a very rare and highly protected species, only old stock remains and grows ever scarcer. The tree itself is small and slow growing, only very old mature trees could produce material to make a full length cane shaft. The cane is completed with brass accents. Total length measures 38” and can be shortened to fit.

M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Ancient Siberian Mammoth Tibia and Alabaster
Divider – Brass and Alabaster
Shaft – Lignum Vitae wood from Central America

Rubber tip