Description
There are a few possible causes for this including possible scurvy
It has a cylindrical body with copious tooled decoration and angled terminals
The model is a knee joint showing the articulation of the femur and tibia
and an openwork base
Antique North West Pacific coast carved and painted bone totem pole There are a few possibleSuperb and unusual antique carved bone totem pole. These were carved by the tribes that lived along the Pacific North West Coast of the US and Canada and were sold as tourist souvenirs to generate income. This is a lovely Victorian example and, although most of the paint has work=n off over the last century, the highlighting is still visible in red and black. The bone has gained a lovely deep colour and a rich patina over the years. On the back there