A museum worthy cane, this piece is exhibition-worthy from top to bottom. The handle is an outstanding piece of ultra rare Honduran rosewood burl with the best possible figure. The end of the handle has a piece from outer space! It’s a stony meteorite officially named: NWA 15122. with a classification of: Ordinary chondrite (H4). It was originally found in 2020 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.

In the divider of the cane is another extraordinary piece of natural history, its fossilized dinosaur bone from Utah. I really wanted to combine both meteorite and dinosaur bone on a cane because of their unique relationship, meteor impact is the leading theory for the mass extinction event that ended dinosaur dominion over earth. The dinosaur bone is millions of years old, but the cell structure of the bone has been remarkably well preserved in replacement fossilization into agate. The agate is different shades of brown with reds intermixed and black webbing.

The shaft is another stand-out piece of wood, its an obscure rosewood species from Loas, Dalbergia Lanceolaria. Its grain is wild! from top to bottom forming amazing patterns. This is my favorite rosewood species when its figured like this. It has a host of different colors ranging from light to dark browns, black, greys, and violet hues.

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 15122 meteorite, follow this link to The Meteoritical Society website page: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?sea=NWA+15122&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=77772

M A T E R I A L S

Handle – Honduran Rosewood Burl

Divider – Dinosaur Bone from Utah and Brass

Shaft – Figured Lanceolaria Rosewood from Loas

Lapidary - NWA 15122 Stony Meteorite

Rubber tip

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