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Whale tooth
A sperm whale's tooth engraved with an action between a British ship and a dismasted opponent, wreckage in the sea in the foreground. On the other side, is a whaling scene with a whaling vessel hove-to in the background, four boats are shown in the foreground, one with a line to a whale. This type of sailor's craftwork is known as scrimshaw.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4001 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Whale tooth |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1830-1840 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 x 65 x 160 mm |
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