30. Amazing Cabinets of Curiosities Cane-Ca. 1870-This cane features a primate’s skull as a handle and a shaft made of the vertebrae of a reptile’s spine with longer and joining bone segments between the skull and the shaft and the horn ferrule. This highly collectable natural history and barely encountered cane is contemporary to Charles Darwin and his assumptions of natural selection. Notable is the articulated, spring operated lower jaw with perfect dentition. It has been raised that this cane could be an amulet cane designed to bring success to its bearer. By wearing the magic cane he would gain the attributes of the animals and their success in hunting. It not only adorns, but also protects the wearer from sickness and danger.-H. 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”, O.L. 36 ½”-$3,000-$4,000