coconut shell dipper

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - DIPPERS
marad; scrimshaw
wood; metal; bone; shell; coconut shell
overall: 3 3/4 x 14 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.;3.75 x 15.00 x 4.50

Coconut shell dipper; with heart-shaped metal fitting attaching wooden handle to coconut; with sperm whale panbone, ebony and abalone shell inlaid into handle; whale panbone handle tip; from collection of material related to Ernest Gates and the Jibboom Club.

1997.76.5