Ivory carving

[gunsil]

As a follow up to Tamrock's reply to you, I noted in PM's that it could possibly be Peter LaJoie (who has since passed on) but also could be his' wife, Susan or daughter Bridgette. Possibly one of the latter two based on your statement

Frank

I don't think so, it has very thick crude scribe or graver strokes that are too much like more modern asian work. I think the La Jois' work was done with a finer scribe as are the works of most modern American scrimshanders. I also don't see any mammoth or mastadon (basically the same as elephant ivory) grain so I am leaning toward walrus although it would be very large for that. Better closeups of the ends might help ID the ivory.

 

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