Scrimshawed whale tooth
Summary:
Scrimshawed whale tooth with whaling ship and whale damaging whaleboatDescription:
6" scrimshawed whale tooth, 3" wide at base. Etching on rounded front of tooth depicts whaling ship, a diving whale's fluke that has broken a whaleboat in half and has sent whalemen into the sea. Purchased by donor in Hawai'i. German artist unknown.