Walrus tusk engraved with mermaid

walrus tusk

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - TUSKS
marad; scrimshaw
ivory
Overall: 26 1/4 x 4 x 2 1/4 in.

Walrus tusk with scrimshaw mermaid, base missing. One of pair given by crew member to James Ryley, who was skipper of bark LA CIGUENA and bark HARVEST MOON.


1959.606

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