Title
Coconut-Shell Scoop
Mediumnut shell, ivory
Dimensions2 3/4 × 3 × 6 in. (7 × 7.6 × 15.2 cm)
Object number00.239.16
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionOvoid coconut shell cut as a scoop, with a decorative rim carved and perforated in a pattern like eyelet lace. One-piece elongated heart-shaped flange with a pierced-work handle of trifid leaves and an acorn full-round carved out of whale ivory; four non-ferrous pin fastenings. Pair with 00.224.15.On View
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