Scrimshaw - Whale Tooth

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Credit Line: Gift of Frederic A. Delano

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.374487Catalog Number: 374487Accession Number: 136263

Object Name: Tooth, Whalescrimshaw tooth, whale

Physical Description: scrimshaw (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 6 3/8 in; 16.256 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0697-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_309390

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