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Walrus Tusk - Scrimshaw (image/jpeg) Enlarge Image

Key Information

Title:
Walrus Tusk - Scrimshaw
Object Name:
scrimshaw
Date/Period:
1837-1901
Location on Display:
Museum - Not Currently on display
Accession No:
KINCM:2005.2354
Other Numbers:
W5.198
Brief Description:
Decorated walrus tusk. The tusk shows flowers in a pot; a sailor with his wife and child; and a full length view of a fashionable lady. On the reverse of the tusk is a sailor with a cutlass and a nude woman. The tusk has a hole at the tip for suspension.

Physical Information

Description:
Decorated walrus tusk. The tusk shows flowers in a pot; a sailor with his wife and child; and a full length view of a fashionable lady. On the reverse of the tusk is a sailor with a cutlass and a nude woman. The tusk has a hole at the tip for suspension.

Dimensions:

Type Height Width Depth Diameter Weight
452[mm] 57[mm] 38[mm]