Lot 119 - Antique Sperm Whale Tooth with Carved Seal Figure and Incised Details, 5-3/4" L 2883 Primarily front-loaded with text

Primarily front-loaded with text

The lot includes a small cross-peen hammer with a brass ferrule on the handle end

illustrating anatomical subjects associated with medical training of the period

persecutions

This vintage book is a first edition of "Headhunting in the Solomon Islands: Around the Coral Sea" by Caroline Mytinger

Lot 119 - Antique Sperm Whale Tooth with Carved Seal Figure and Incised Details, 5-3/4" L 2883 Primarily front-loaded with textAntique sperm whale tooth with a small carved seal figure mounted atop the broad end. The seal has incised eyes, nostrils, and whisker dots. The tooth retains its natural curvature and coloration, with darker patina toward the tip. Surface cracking is present along the body of the tooth, with some age related discoloration and staining throughout.