[97] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 1127 



Shoes. 



Pair of " Newport ties," made from skins of cusk (Brosmns brosme). 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1882. Gloucester Isinglass and Glue Com- 

 pany. 



VII.— MATERIALS EMPLOYED IN THE ARTS AUD MANUFACTURES. 



19. IVORY AND BONE. 

 IVORY OF MAMMALS. 



Pair of tusks of walrus (Rosmarus). 



One tusk is 41 inches long and weighs 1 2^ pounds ; the other is the 

 same length and weighs 12£ pounds. Alaska. Loan of Alaska 

 Commercial Company, San Francisco, Cal. 



Manufactured ivory of walrus. 



Ivory in rough state. 24,819. Cane handles. 24,815-6. Chain 

 and cross. 24,812. Knobs of ivory. 24,814. Scarf-slide. 

 24,813. Sword-handles. 24,817-8. Knife-handles. 24,820-2. 

 Crochet-handles. 24,823. New York. U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion. 



Tusks of walrus. 



Scrimshawed with female figures and made into a picture frame. 

 Noank, Conn. Capt. H. C. Chester. 



Ivory of narwhal (Monodon monoceros). 



Specimen of tusk. New Bedford, Mass. Collected by J. T. Brown. 



Teeth of sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). 



Rough. New Bedford, Mass. 15,290. Gift of G. J. Nickerson. 



Teeth of sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). 



Polished. Newport, E. I. 24,906-8. Gift of J. H. Clark. 



Tooth of sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). 



Scrimshawed and mounted as watch case ; figure of American eagle. 

 Newport, E. I. 24,905. Gift of J. H. Clark. 



Tooth of sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). 



Scrimshawed with figure of crucifix and flowers. Newport, E. I. 

 24,904. Gift of J. H. Clark. 



Tooth of sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). 



Scrimshawed with figure of whaling ship. Newport, E. I. 24,901. 

 Gift of J. H. Clark. 



