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Scrimshawed whale tooth of sailor with flag
Scrimshawed whale tooth
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTSmarad; scrimshaw
overall: 4 1/4 x 2 x 1 3/4 in.
Scrimshaw tooth; Vertical image; Crude etching of a sailor standing with one hand on his hip, and the other holding an American flag on a pole. In the foreground there is a sperm whale spraying water from its blowhole. In the background is a sailing ship.
2004.71.1