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Scrimshaw of a Fashionably Dressed Lady

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6 1/2 Inches Tall

Circa 1870’s

Carved on both sides with portraits of ladies in fashionable dress. It appears that this tooth came from Fiji and was once a Fiji Tamboa- highly prized among the natives and worn by those of importance. The tooth is nicely carved and shows great patina.

SKU: 0002995

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