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Example of scrimshaw on sperm whale's tooth

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Description

Example of scrimshaw on sperm whale's tooth. Circa 1840 (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; Smithsonian Institution)

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; Smithsonian Institution

Display Date

1964

Location

Connecticut, Mystic Seaport