Physeter macrocephalus, Physeteridae, sperm whale, marine mammals, cetaceans, odontocetes, whales, carving, bones, craftsmanship, handicraft, whale hunting, whaling industry, souvenirs, trade, Pico Island, Azores Islands, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean.

Remarks: Figure carved in bone of sperm whale. Nowadays it continues to develop craftsmanship with teeth and bones of stranded sperm whales or from the reserves of material accumulated during the period when whaling was practiced.

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