Scrimshaw

Museum number:
2-19276
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Steel drill set in ivory handle which represents human hand.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Ivory (material) and Steel (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1945
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scrimshaw, accession number 2-19276, described as Steel drill set in ivory handle which represents human hand.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scrimshaw, accession number 2-19276, described as Steel drill set in ivory handle which represents human hand.

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