A pair of narwhal tusks, 197 cm high, and 190 cm high.…
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A pair of narwhal tusks, 197 cm high, and 190 cm high. Provenance: The Warren Anderson Collection

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  • Narwhal - The narwhal is a medium-sized toothed whale that grows to around 4.5 metres, and lives year-round in the Arctic. Narwhals have two teeth, and in males, the more prominent tooth grows into a swordlike, spiral tusk up to 2.7 metres long. The ivory tusk tooth grows right through the narwhal's upper lip. The tusk was used in the early 1900s to make walking sticks, canes and as part of small accessories. The sale of narwhal tusks is now prhibited under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) agreement.

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