#9 • Whale Tooth Lighter w/Scrimshaw Imagery

Part of November 2022 Treasure Trove Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $135.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

A mid-century lighter crafted out of a whale tooth and scrimmed with the image of a spear fisherman. Image is initialed in the bottom right corner, and there appears to be a surface crack running through it, as photographed. Tested functional when lighter fuel was added to the reservoir. Measures approximately 2.5" x 2" x 3.5" tall.