Reptile Cane

Object/Artifact

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Porter County Museum

Name/Title

Reptile Cane

Entry/Object ID

2017.20.4

Description

Carved hickory cane featuring a snake with a long coiled tail eating a lizard near the handle.

Context

The cane's owner, Nelson "Ike" Norris, had a reputation as an eccentric local storyteller. He claimed the object was made by an "old man" on the Kankakee River.

Acquisition

Accession

2017.20

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Exhibition

Against the Grain