Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930

This tusk is from a small toothed Arctic whale called a narwhal. Only the male of the species develops this twisted growth, which originally forms from a tooth. For centuries such tusks, which could grow several metres in length, were claimed to be from the mythical creature the unicorn. The horn of...

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Published: 1701
Subjects:
tusk
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
narwhal*
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spelling ftwellcome:oai:wellcomeimages.org:record/L0059030 2023-05-15T14:49:50+02:00 Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 made: 1701-1930 http://wellcomeimages.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?MIROPAC=L0059030 unknown http://wellcomeimages.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?MIROPAC=L0059030 L0059030 Science Museum A676045 Science Museum, London, Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY L0059030 tusk 1701 ftwellcome 2014-12-20T12:12:59Z This tusk is from a small toothed Arctic whale called a narwhal. Only the male of the species develops this twisted growth, which originally forms from a tooth. For centuries such tusks, which could grow several metres in length, were claimed to be from the mythical creature the unicorn. The horn of the unicorn was believed to have strong medicinal properties and could even counteract the effect of poisons. As powdered ‘unicorn horn’ was used in a number of different medical preparations these tusks became highly valued and the whales heavily hunted. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Arctic Ocean Other/Unknown Material Arctic Arctic Ocean narwhal* Wellcome Trust, London: Wellcome Images Arctic Arctic Ocean
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topic tusk
spellingShingle tusk
Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
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description This tusk is from a small toothed Arctic whale called a narwhal. Only the male of the species develops this twisted growth, which originally forms from a tooth. For centuries such tusks, which could grow several metres in length, were claimed to be from the mythical creature the unicorn. The horn of the unicorn was believed to have strong medicinal properties and could even counteract the effect of poisons. As powdered ‘unicorn horn’ was used in a number of different medical preparations these tusks became highly valued and the whales heavily hunted. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Arctic Ocean
title Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
title_short Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
title_full Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
title_fullStr Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
title_full_unstemmed Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
title_sort narwhal tusk, 1701-1930
publishDate 1701
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Arctic Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
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Arctic Ocean
narwhal*
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Arctic Ocean
narwhal*
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