A museum cane, this piece is exhibition-worthy from top to bottom. The handle is the most figured piece of African blackwood I have every used in my work, I was saving it for years for a special project and this was it. It it, however, very dark, so good light is required to appreciate its grain. When it is in the light its full of feather curl figure, swirly grain, and burl clusters, all with a nice chatoyance and warm glowing color. It would be hard to appreciate its grain in dim indoor lighting, but brighter indoor lighting its possible. Easy to appreciate its grain in sunlight. For those interested I can send pictures of the cane outside in the sunshine, the studio lighting did not reveal its grain during photography, partly because its very glossy too.

The end of the handle has a piece from outer space! It’s meteorite officially named: NWA 15203. with a classification of: Ordinary chondrite (H3). This remarkable piece is stony with many sparkly flecks of iron throughout. It was originally found in 2021 in Northwest Africa, it became an official meteorite in 2022. Its fall to earth was not observed so its stay on earth could be anywhere from a few years, to millions of years.

The shaft is another stand-out piece of wood, one of the most eye-catching woods in the world, its black and white ebony from Laos. This piece has a creamy colored wood with jet black veins running randomly through it that interlace with each other making beautiful patterns. This is one of the rarest ebony species and an excellent quality example.

A cane unlike any other ever made. Total length is 38” and can be shortened to fit. Its weight is medium, it can be used by almost anyone.

I recommend adding a low profile metal ferrule tip and rubber after adjustment in length for a new owner.

For more information on NWA 15203 meteorite, follow this link to The Meteoritical Society website page: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?sea=NWA+15203&ants=&nwas=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=no&strewn=no&snew=0&pnt=Normal+table&sfor=names&code=77894

M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Figured African Blackwood

Divider – brushed Aluminum

Shaft – Black and White Ebony from Laos

Lapidary - NWA 15203 Stony Meteorite

Rubber tip

Every Gillis Cane is a photographed original, you'll always receive the exact cane in the images.