Description:
Shuttle in shape of a whale carved from bone/ivory with oblong hole for mouth and black markings signifying teeth, eyes, and scales on both sides. Long slit with tiny teeth carved all around. Eyes and nostrils incised, decoarative rows of pin-point incisions run from cheek to tail.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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