Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw engraved with a whaling scene, at the moment when the harpooner is about to throw his harpoon. On the back the inscription "Layi,ng on". Rests on an ivory base. Nineteenth [...]
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 [...]
Proantic uses a cookie to analyze traffic and improve its service by using Google Analytics. Data sent to Google Analytics (frequency of visits to the site and pages visited) are anonymous. No other cookie tracks your activity, your personal data is not collected. Thank you for helping us to have better understanding how Proantic is used.