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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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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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 |
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Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 |
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Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 |
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Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 |
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Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 |
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Narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 |
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narwhal tusk, 1701-1930 |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean narwhal* |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean narwhal* |
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