Lot 187: A HAIDA WOOD AND IVORY WALKING STICK**

A HAIDA WOOD AND IVORY WALKING STICK** Charles Edenshaw with slender shaft of expanding cylindrical section, the smooth surface with a series of ninteen raised bosses, most inset with a circular abalone disk, with a snake coiled around the top, its body with finely cross-hatched design centering a band of stacked crescent-shaped motifs, the faceted finial inset with abalone and surmounted by a sterling silver ferrule, finely engraved with an enigmatic creature, the head and body of a sea lion, the dorsal fin and fluke of a killer whale, a curved ivory handle at top, with a series of five human faces stacked one on top of the other, a pair of hands under each chin, perhaps emerging from the cockle shell below, with the mollusk's head at the tip Height: 38in. (96.5 cm.)

Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country