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scrimshaw, walrus tusk

human history
  • Other Name

    scrimshaw walrus tusk

    sailing vessels and floral motifs

  • Description

    walrus tusk with scrimshaw

    illustration: top: two-masted sailing ship; middle: three-masted sailing ship; bottom: rose, thistle and shamrock motifs

  • Accession Number
    1938.16
  • Other Id

    23654.1 (ethnology)

  • Department
scrimshaw

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