Lot 185: 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 nineteen raised bosses, each inset with a circular abalone disk, with a snake coiled around the top, its body with a 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 eagle, a curved ivory handle at the top with a humanoid figure grasping the long tail of a land mammal, probably a land otter, inverted below Height: 38 in. (96.5 cm.)

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRANCIS AND KATHLEEN REIF 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