Material: Sperm whale
Date: 19th Century Basis style
Pigment: black, very thick and gummy
Tool used: knife
Design description: Face pointed decoration around tip; full-rigged ship with gun ports, no whaling gear, on stylized sea, flying American flag at stern; double line border all around base, 3/8" up from cut base
Verso: portrait of a woman shown from the waist wearing hat.
