Engraved Whale Tooth Item Number: 20.895 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
The object is a sperm whale tooth with engraved images into which black pigment was applied. Images depict various aspects of hunting, fishing, and daily life. They include animals such as walrus, bears, whales, fishes and dogs. Condition is fair and stable with some material loss towards wide end of tooth.
Credit Line
Gift of Robert B. Woodward
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1899
What
- Name
- Engraved Whale Tooth
- Identification Number
- 20.895
- Type of Item
- whale tooth
- Material
- sperm whale tooth, black ash ?, graphite ? and oil
- Overall
- length 6.5 in, width 3.0 in, height 2.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Eskimo
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1899
Other
- Location
- Arts of the Americas Galleries, 5th Floor
- Classification
- Document