A 20th century scrimshaw on mammouth bone Scrimshander**
David Adams (American, 20th century)
engraved on one side of fossilized mammouth bone, depicting a scrimshander scraping down teeth on the dock next to a ship. Inscribed "SCRIMSHANDER/Scraping Whale Teeth Smooth", signed "Adams" on the lower right. Displayed on a circular mahogany stand.
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) length.
A 20th century scrimshaw on mammouth bone Scrimshander**
David Adams (American, 20th century)
engraved on one side of fossilized mammouth bone, depicting a scrimshander scraping down teeth on the dock next to a ship. Inscribed "SCRIMSHANDER/Scraping Whale Teeth Smooth", signed "Adams" on the lower right. Displayed on a circular mahogany stand.
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) length.
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