#whale tooth

[soli-terri]

A netsuke showing three rats eating a fish head. Made in the 18th / 19th century during the Edo / Meiji period. Believed to be carved from a sperm whale tooth.

A netsuke is a Japanese miniature sculpture that originated in the 17th century.

[transparentfossil]

3" Fossil Primitive Whale (Pappocetus) Premolar - Morocco

[lilacmo0nrise]

scrimshaw pieces from various sources

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

[blondebrainpowered]

Scrimshaw Inuit whale tooth carved with depictions, 19th century, Alaska

[pierrotsoup]

Guanyin I weathered to look like a whale tooth vs actual whale tooth .. updates to come ...

[cheesewhizexpress]

Inuit scrimshaw whale tooth carved with depictions, 19th century, Alaska

[ltwilliammowett]

Scrimshawed whale tooth, made by a Sailor, 19th century

[anxiolotl]

An example of scrimshaw: A sperm whale tooth carved with hunting and fishing scenes by a Native Alaskan individual in the late 19th century. Now at the Brooklyn Museum.