A personal favorite of mine for its style, feel, and materials choices. Worthy of a gallery, this cane has a bright and pure handle made out of the highest grade woolly mammoth ivory. This is ancient material from the extinct ice age megafauna. The tusk was found at a gold mine near Fairbanks, Alaska, where it was excavated from the permafrost during routine mining operations. A mammoth tusk is a remarkable find, but this particular tusk in almost perfect condition made it exponentially more special. Most woolly mammoth tusks found are brown and cracked from decay, which is not surprising considering the Woolly Mammoth went extinct 10,000 years ago! This ivory is at least that old, potentially much older. This bright colored and crack-free mammoth ivory is the best quality I've seen and a privilege to offer in my work.

On the end of the handle and in the divider of the cane are more pieces of natural history, but millions of years old, not thousands. It's fossilized dinosaur bone from the State of Utah. Now completely changed to stone, the ancient dinosaur bone underwent "replacement fossilization" which perfectly preserved the porous cell structure inside the bone in rich reds and black agate. How remarkable!

The shaft is a handsome piece of Cocobolo rosewood from Mexico, a rare wood with black line figure and matching colors with the dinosaur bone.

An opportunity to own a truly unique walking aid, there isn't another one like it in the whole world. Its length is 38" and can be shortened to fit.

The cane is perfectly functional and the ivory feels luxuriously smooth in hand.

M A T E R I A L S

Handle: Woolly Mammoth Tusk from Alaska

Lapidary: Dinosaur bone from Utah

Shaft: Cocobolo, Dalbergia Retusa, from Mexico