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African American Full Carved Great Paint Cane-C. 18

African American Full Carved Great Paint Cane-C. 1850-A very busy cane and the best of old paint. The handle is a snake head with green eyes, a lady head in a bonnet, long beak critter and a series of carving which can't be identified, some critters, some with bristles, some reclining animals and animal heads. Diamond willow type of pods with critters inside them and a 21" carved spotted snake through it all, metal tag, 3 diamond willow pods have chips, a replaced steel ferrule, the best old crackled alligator paint that one can find, best early folk carving-O.L. 35 ½"-$2,000-$2,500