Scrimshaw made from sperm whale tusk, engraved with a bourgeois couple, the man on one side, the woman on the other. 19th century. Height: 14 cm Weight: 383 g
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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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