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Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth and Woman 

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Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth and Woman 

English or American, 19th century, a whale's tooth with inked figure of woman on one side and inked whale on the other, plus a carved figure of a standing woman, both mounted on wooden stands; tooth ht. 4.5 in. (without stand). 

Provenance: Property of Donald Baird, PhD

Woman with missing pieces. Age cracks to both.

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