Carved Tooth | Providence Public Library

Scrimshaw Collection

Title:: Carved Tooth
Description/Caption:: Material: Sperm whale tooth
Date: c. 20th Century
Pigment: none
Tool used: Rotary
mechanical tool
Design description: end third of tooth carved to shape of eagle head
Collection:: Scrimshaw Collection
Item Type:: Carved Tooth
Item ID:: nwcS040b
Author/Creator:: Unknown
Dimensions:: Length: 4 3/4" 12 cm; Width: 1 5/8" 4 cm; Thickness: 1 1/4" 3.2 cm
Location:: PPL Special Collections
Source:: Paul C. Nicholson Whaling Collection
Notes:: Condition: dirty; Cleaned 3 May 1999; Other notes: may be Azorean; Location: Box #2; Cataloged by Judith N. Lund
Tags/Keywords:: carving, scrimshaw, tooth, whale, whalebone, whaling

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