Narwhal Figure

Physical description

Carved bone narwhal that pegs onto a stone stand (part b). Whale has a separate spiralled (bone?) tusk (part c) extending from it's mouth, small inlaid black eyes and a slightly curved body and tail. The pectoral fins appear to have been attached with a white adhesive. A long peg sits in a hole in the stone stand, which is made of a greenish stone with copper-brown markings. The bone of the whale is brown through the tail with dark specks overall. The area where the blowhole would be shows a round hole filled with a round bone plug. There is a horizonal hole in the bottom and a small open hole behind the blowhole.