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Whale and Walrus Teeth were also scrimshawed

...so unless the records said "elephant", they may have really been teeth rather than elephant tusks. Of course, walrus also have tusks that were sliced and engraved or carved.

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I was at the NY Historical Society ...
Whale and Walrus Teeth were also scrimshawed
Re: Whale and Walrus Teeth were also scrimshawed
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