Needle sheath

Date19th Century

Mediumwalrus ivory, baleen

Dimensions2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (6 × 4.4 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1098

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionWalrus ivory in the shape of a heart with rounded lower lobe, openwork/pierced work-carved with stars; elevated heart-shaped, relief-carved sheath with three holes for holding needles; baleen inlay, some of which mimics the pierced-work star patterns; through-drilled around the edges. One wedge-shaped piece of baleen inlay missing.ProvenanceLevine [?Morgan Levine] 07/22/1964 $22.50

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