Beautifully carved swordfish bill with a marine setting. The base and cracks in the swordfish bill filled with off white resin. Its a very impressive eye-catcher A master craftsman has intricately carved a marine motif of an octopus, a pair of blue whales, a pair of swordfish and a turtle into this large Swordfish Tusk. The carving is of very high quality and has a lot of detail. Could be seen as a type of scrimshaw. Scrimshaw is the name given to engravings and carvings done in bone or ivory. DISCLAIMERS - Since it is a natural tusk, it might have some natural minimal cracks and crevices in the tusk. This is normal. Please refer to pictures. - Our tusks are cleaned professionally, but sometimes minor discolouration still occurs. This is natural and normal, and not something we can do a lot about. Please refer to the pictures. - THE WEIGHT MENTIONED IS INCLUDING PACKING MATERIAL. Approximate Dimension The tusk is 87 cm long THE SHIPPING -The item will be sent with a Track & Trace code via DHL Parcel, DPD or postNl. The tracking will be updated in your Catawiki lot once your parcel has been dropped off. -Please check regularly to avoid your parcel being returned to us, in which case the buyer will be responsible for the shipping costs of the 2nd shipment. -For tracking to Spain and Portugal please use this link and add the tracking number from your Catawiki lot https://clientesparcel.dhl.es/LiveTracking/Home -WE DO NOT COMBINE SHIPPING!!! -If you have any questions about your parcel please contact us using the Catawiki message service. We will try to reply within 3 working days.