Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull

Made:
1701-1900 in Europe
maker:
Unknown
Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull
Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull Physician's staff with carved ivory snake and skull

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Physician's staff of natural wood with rough knob handle and carved ivory snake embedded along length of shaft topped with carved skull, probably European, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A4221
Materials:
ash, ? material, ivory, ferrule, metal and ferrule, wood
Measurements:
overall: 925 mm 37 mm, .36 kg
type:
staffs
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)