19th C. Carved Wood Dog Head Cane Top with Beautiful Patina in antique tornado photo and then a plug-shaped piece

and then a plug-shaped piece as the terminus

and Chinese characters on the other

2 1/4" tall and deep

13 3/4" w x 6 1/2" d x 13 3/4" t

I think the shape is just perfect

19th C. Carved Wood Dog Head Cane Top with Beautiful Patina in antique tornado photo and then a plug-shaped pieceThis wonderful thing is a hand carved wooden cane handle, beautifully detailed and worn smooth by the hand of one or numerous users and I like to imagine this dog has traveled far and wide, The form suggests a double face, one pointing up and the other down in the opposite direction (and as if with two tusks) but the latter is not detailed, and so perhaps it was carved just following the form of the wood, with two roots retained, which made for a good