Carved Whalebone and Engraved Metal Walking Stick, c. 1840, the tapered walking stick with embossed metal top with engraved inscription "J. Diell 1840," over a shaft with facets, inlaid cube, reeded, and swirl carving, (losses to inlay), lg. 36 in. Provenance: According to inscriptions on a note accompanying the stick, it is reported to have belonged to John Diell (1808-1841), "one of the first missionaries to Hawaii/Died at sea on route home/one of authors of Hawaiian bible.
Carved Whalebone and Engraved Metal Walking Stick, c. 1840, the tapered walking stick with embossed metal top with engraved inscription "J. Diell 1840," over a shaft with facets, inlaid cube, reeded, and swirl carving, (losses to inlay), lg. 36 in. Provenance: According to inscriptions on a note accompanying the stick, it is reported to have belonged to John Diell (1808-1841), "one of the first missionaries to Hawaii/Died at sea on route home/one of authors of Hawaiian bible.
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