Title
Coconut-Shell Dipper
Mediumcoconut shell, wood, ivory
Dimensions4 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (10.5 × 8.3 × 36.8 cm)
Object number00.239.10
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCoconut shell bowl; turned whale ivory mounting flange; three brass slotted screws with non-ferrous washers (replacements for the original non-ferrous pin fastenings); turned ebony baluster handle; two-piece whale ivory grip, with a band of wood; mushroom pommel with a disc of wood inlaid in the flat top.On View
Not on view
