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Scrimshaw walrus tusk, "Old Nick in a Cowl"
walrus tusk
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TUSKSmarad; scrimshaw
Haskins
1854
8.00 x 1.88 x 0
Walrus tusk, polished, cut in half vertically so one side is flat; carved away near tip to give indication of sculptured, hooded figure; etched figure of the devil, handwritten "Old Nick in a/ Cowl Haskins fecit/ 1854".
1947.1428