Artist/Maker
Maker once known
Title
Coconut-Shell Dipper
Date1800s
Mediumcoconut shell, whale skeletal cone, wood, pewter
Dimensions4 1/4 × 4 × 16 3/8 in. (10.8 × 10.2 × 41.6 cm)
Object number00.239.9
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCoconut shell bowl; pewter pierced-work overlay pattern (reminiscent of Siberian work), one piece with the round pewter mounting flange and shank; slightly curved and tapered wooden shaft; panbone grip.Label TextMaker once known, coconut shell dipper, 1800s. Coconut shell, whale skeletal bone, wood, and pewter, 4 1/4 x 4 x 16 3/8 in., New Bedford Whaling Museum, 00.239.9.On View
Not on view
