Simujon Tarkissimat (Vervaardiging)
1979
Iivit
A ring made from the tooth of a sperm whale. The structure of the sperm-whale tooth is displayed by variations in colour and lustre. The sperm-whale tooth comes from the Antarctic where Japanese hunters capture sperm whale. The tooth was imported via Denmark. This was necessary because sperm whales have become rare in the seas ...
RV-5050-19
ring
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