Rare tabua or tambua, pierced at both ends to pass a braided coconut fiber cord, and worn as a pendant by Maori chiefs as a sign of distinction. Fiji Islands, Tonga 19th century. This one measures 14.[...]
Scrimshaw, Tabua, pierced at both ends to pass a braided coconut fiber cord, and worn as a pendant by Maori chiefs as a sign of distinction. Fiji Islands, Tonga 19th century. This one measures 16.5cm.[...]
Walrus baculum or penis bone used as a club by Inuit hunters. Head of the bone ending with a portion of sperm whale ivory tooth. Probably from Alaska. Length: 55cm. End of the 19th century, beginning [...]
Four sperm whale teeth including three scrimshaws representing a woman with the inscription "EXCELSIOR", a penguin and a richly dressed standing man. Probably United States, Nantucket, 19th century. H[...]
Sperm whale tooth (Physeter macrocephalus/catodon) engraved in scrimshaw of a sailor holding a saber and brandishing a flag, his foot on an anchor. Caption: Brig Union. 1867. Cut stump with old screw [...]
Alaska.
Zoomorphic statuette.
Bone.
Sold with its base.
Dimensions:
Height: 2.5 cm.
Width: 2cm.
Depth: 4.8cm.
Base height: 4.2 cm.
Base: 1.5 x 4.5 x 7 cm.
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