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tooth, whale's

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  • Other Name

    scrimshaw: woman watching ship sail and woman in oval frame (descriptive name)

  • Description

    scrimshaw whale's tooth

    Made from whale tooth and ink. The tooth is a brown/cream colour. It has an oval opening and a rounded top. The scrimshaw has etched designs in black ink on both sides. On one side is a woman in an oval frame, she has a veil on and victorian era clothing. On the other side of the tooth is the an unframed image of a woman in victorian era clothing watching from land a ship sail. Around the base exterior of the tooth is a border of leaves

  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    col.1126.2 (colonial)

    36552.2 (ethnology)

    Mar.322 (maritime)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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  • tooth, whale's, col.1126.2, 36552.2, Mar.322, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tooth, whale's, col.1126.2, 36552.2, Mar.322, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tooth, whale's, col.1126.2, 36552.2, Mar.322, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tooth, whale's, col.1126.2, 36552.2, Mar.322, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tooth, whale's, col.1126.2, 36552.2, Mar.322, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tooth, whale's, col.1126.2, 36552.2, Mar.322, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • whale's tooth [col.1126.2]
  • whale's tooth - detail of reverse side [col.1126.2]
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] front view
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] front view
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] side view
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] back view
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] side view
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] bottom view
  • tooth, whale's [col.1126.2] detail view

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