2001.100.1514
Title

Bone ornament

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, metal
Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1514
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCarved and relief-carved ornament of skeletal whale bone, consiting of two pieces with leafy motif and bent (curved) ends, joined in the middle with metal rivets.ProvenanceGift of Evelyn L. Kendall, 1965
On View
Not on view
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