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bone, dolphin

human history
  • Other Name

    scrimshaw dolphin jaw (descriptive name)

  • Description

    dolphin jaw bone decorated with scrimshaw [previously described as whale]

    dolphin jawbone with teeth

    illustration: female portrait with floral border [roses?] on one side

  • Accession Number
    1938.16
  • Accession Date
    09 Oct 1938
  • Other Id

    col.0597.3 (colonial)

    23655.3 (ethnology)

    Mar.310 (maritime)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

scrimshaw

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