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[WHALING] Sperm Whale Folk Art Sculpture
Sperm whale folk art sculpture. American School. Early to mid 19th century. Carved wood, bone and sperm whale teeth. With inlaid bone plaque incised "L. Failing. Overall approx. ## x ## in.
A fascinating wood sculpture featuring a carved wood sperm whale mounted with a replica of a sperm whale's lower jaw carved from wood and set with teeth. Embellished with bone inlay.
“L. Failing” has not yet been identified, but they may have been a sailor or whaler.
[Whaling, Naval History, Moby Dick, Folk Art, Art, Sculpture]
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Sperm whale folk art sculpture. American School. Early to mid 19th century. Carved wood, bone and sperm whale teeth. With inlaid bone plaque incised "L. Failing. Overall approx. ## x ## in.
A fascinating wood sculpture featuring a carved wood sperm whale mounted with a replica of a sperm whale's lower jaw carved from wood and set with teeth. Embellished with bone inlay.
“L. Failing” has not yet been identified, but they may have been a sailor or whaler.
[Whaling, Naval History, Moby Dick, Folk Art, Art, Sculpture]
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