198 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES, 



Ivory of mammals. 



Teeth of peccary (Dicotyles sp.). 1 



Ivory of narwhal (Monodon monoceros), used for canes. 



. Tusks of narwhal. Greenland. U. S. Fish Commission. 



13521. Cane made from tusk of narwhal. Eskimos of North Greenland, 

 F. T. Conimagere. 



Teeth of sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and their application 

 to the manufacture of balls, buttons, and trinkets. 



25C53. Teeth of sperm-whale. J. H. Bartlett & Sons, New Bedford, M;;ss, 

 25710. Teeth of cow whale. Capt. Joseph Fisher, Provincetown, Mass. 

 25719. Teeth of sperm-whale. Andrew Kennedy, Provincetown T Mass. 

 24906-8. Teeth of sperm-whale, polished. J. H. Clark, Newport, R. I. 

 25709. Teeth of the cow whale (scrimshawed). Capt. Joseph Fisher, 1 rov- 



incetown, Mass. 

 7428. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with British coat of nvnia. 



and female figure. J. Varden. 

 24905. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed and mounted as watch case, 



figure of American eagle. J. IT. Clark, Newport, R. I. 

 24904. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of crucifix :iud 



flowers. J. H. Clark, Newport, R. I. 



24901. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of whaling-slap. 



J. H. Clark, Newport, R. I. 



24902. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of America in 



colors. J. H. Clark, Newport, R. I. 



24903. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of girl dancing.. 



J. H. Clark, Newport, R. I. 



7659. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with this legend: "Taken * 



hy * the * ship * Montreal * of * London * in * the * Pacific *- 

 Ocean * from * a * one * hundred * barrel * Avhale *. * 

 1835 *." Mrs. Dove, Washington, D. C., 1842. 



24888. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of General Wash- 



ington and American eagle. Geo. Y. Nickerson, New Bedfo.-d r 

 Mass. 



24889. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of General IScolt 



and American eagle. Geo. Y. Nickerson, New Bedford, Mass. 



7660. Tooth of sperm-whale. Scrimshawed with figure of pagoda. '??t 



Pacific Ocean. United States Exploring Expedition. Capt. 

 Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 



25792. Tooth of sperm-whale (scrimshawed) Malcolm McFailyn, Glouces- 

 ter, Mass. 



24836. Balls turned from teeth of sperm-whale. Joseph Shardlow, New York . 



Incisors of beaver (Castor canadensis) used by Indians for chisels,, 

 knives, and ornaments. 



2684. Dice. Made from teeth of beaver. Oregon Indians. United States. 

 Exploring Expedition. Capt. Charles Wilkes. 



'Interesting applications of this material may be found in the Ethnological series. 



