Rough-toothed dolphin skull with ink scrimshaw
Skull of a rough-toothed dolphin, a species that lives deep in tropical waters.The skull, believed to date back to 1850, has been decorated with ink by sailors in scrimshaw, the art of painting and carving the bones and teeth of sea creatures. The sailors were known to spend their days at sea decorating the bones and teeth from their catches
Picture No
10987419
Media ID
47628607
Size
4312px x 5510px
(9.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
The Natural History Museum, London
Date
1850
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