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A late 19th Century scrimshaw decorated marine ivory plaque
depicting whale boats closing around a whale for the kill with the main vessel and iceburgs in the distance, banners reading Whaling Ship Hawk 1890; together with another incised on a tusk end with vessels off a harbourside, the larger -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
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depicting whale boats closing around a whale for the kill with the main vessel and iceburgs in the distance, banners reading Whaling Ship Hawk 1890; together with another incised on a tusk end with vessels off a harbourside, the larger -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
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