Title
Ivory samples
Mediumwhale ivory, walrus ivory, elephant ivory, narwhal ivory, hippopotamus ivory, plastic
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1381
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionSection sliced specimens of various species; eight (8) pieces in cloth bag: -1. Sperm whale; -2. African elephant; -3. Walrus -4. Narwhal; -5-A. Fossil Walrus; -5-B. Fossil Walrus; -6. Hippo; -7: Plastic. Samples prepared by the noted marine artist and scrimshaw artist William Gilkerson, formerly of San Francisco, California, and Rochester, Massachusetts.ProvenanceWilliam Gilkerson, Martins River, Mahone Bay, N.S., Canada, 06/20/1997On View
On view
19th Century-20th Century
20th Century
