Guess the Zoomed Object: May 11-15, 2020

Can you guess what this object is from only a close up picture of it?

Hint: It stays outside all year round

 

This barber’s pole was anonymously donated. The blue and red stripes represent blood, and veins and arteries in the body, and white represents bandages. Barbers during early times, not only cut hair, but also performed dental surgeries and bloodletting.