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Carving

2009.13.23a-b

Name
Carving
History Category
Significant Dates
1941
Description
Carving
Whale tooth and bone hand cut and polished; tooth is the base for a small hand-carved bone bird sitting on a tree-like branch, the branch is inset into a drilled hole on the top of the flattened side of the tooth. Bird is currently detached from branch.

(a) tooth base with branch;
(b) bird.
Dimension
Width: 4.0cm | Height: 9.8cm | Length: 11.0cm
Catalogue Number
2009.13.23a-b
Discipline