Details
An Eskimo whale tooth chess set, early 20th century
the sides distinguished by brown stained and natural plinths, the royal pieces modelled as cormorants and penguins, the bishops as walrus, the knights and rooks as further penguins, the pawns as geese, king -- 5 1/8in. (13cm) high, pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.8cm) high
See Illustration.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford, London 1985. P.222, fig.268.
the sides distinguished by brown stained and natural plinths, the royal pieces modelled as cormorants and penguins, the bishops as walrus, the knights and rooks as further penguins, the pawns as geese, king -- 5 1/8in. (13cm) high, pawn -- 1 7/8in. (4.8cm) high
See Illustration.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Victor Keats, Chessmen for Collectors, Batsford, London 1985. P.222, fig.268.