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Description: | A walking stick made from a shark's vertebrae with a round ebony handle. The vertebrae have been threaded on a metal rod. This type of sailor's craftwork is known as scrimshaw.
Found in basement of the Cook Gallery. Part missing.
caption: Walking stick | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | scrimshaw walking sticks | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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