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Carved Whale's tooth DUNIH 2014.26.2

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Carved Whale's tooth

Whale's tooth, a sperm whale's tooth carved into the shape of a penguin. The donor brought this back after spending a season in 1955 as a 15 year old on F.F Balaena, a whale factory in the Antarctic and was carved by one of the older members of the crew.

Number: DUNIH 2014.26.2
Name: Carved Whale's tooth
Date: 1955
Location: In Store