Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ), 1732/40-1836
1796
1867.314
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Title
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Object name
Whale's tooth
Date
1910-1940
Medium
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 7.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Whale's tooth engraved and blackened and polychromed with figure of a ship flying a red U.S. flag and a smaller unidentified flag.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number
1943.97
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
