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Scrimshaw tooth, figure of a woman
tooth
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TEETHmarad; scrimshaw
6.75 x 0 x 0
Highly polished sperm whale tooth, worn at tip and sawed off and sanded smooth at other end. One side decorated with 3/4 length portrait of woman with curls, necklace with dangling cross and fancy dress. Outline of figure done by pin-prick method. 2 colors used in design.
1986.94.151