Vintage Hand Carved Cobra Walking Stick Horn Handle Snake Folk Art Cane

Striking vintage hand-carved wooden walking stick featuring an impressive three-dimensional cobra head handle. The cobra has been carefully carved with an open mouth, individual teeth, textured scales and inset-style eyes.

The reverse of the flared cobra hood has further geometric hand-carved detailing. Below the cobra is a substantial curved section of natural animal horn, creating a particularly unusual combination of horn and carved wood. The wooden shaft has a rich dark-grained finish with additional decorative detailing and is fitted with a protective ferrule at the base. Approximately 100 cm / 39 inches long based on the ruler shown in the photographs. A highly decorative and characterful piece of traditional folk-art craftsmanship, ideal for a walking-stick, snake, carved-wood or ethnographic-style collection. Vintage used condition with age-related marks, surface wear and natural variations to the wood and horn. Overall it presents very well and the detailed cobra head remains particularly striking.

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