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Key Information

Title:
Walrus Tusk - Scrimshaw
Object Name:
scrimshaw
Date/Period:
1800-1899
Location on Display:
Museum - Not Currently on display
Accession No:
KINCM:2005.2295.1
Other Numbers:
W5.123
Brief Description:
One of a pair of decorated walrus tusks. An incised design along the length of the tusk shows a woman in nineteenth century costume with her right hand raised to shoulder height and her left hand at her hip.

Physical Information

Description:
One of a pair of decorated walrus tusks. An incised design along the length of the tusk shows a woman in Victorian costume with right hand raised to shoulder height and her left hand at her hip.

Dimensions:

Type Height Width Depth Diameter Weight
318[mm] 43[mm] 33[mm]

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Walrus Tusk - Scrimshaw