Come Hither Look

“Come Hither Look” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tusk ivory created by Karen Reno. Rare piece as she has not done any scrimshaw for years and years. Reno could do wildlife as well as nautical scrimshaw. However, her nudes were always her strong point as can be seen in this piece. Looks a littlle like Rita Hayworth, hence the title. Ivory could have been used as some type of tool hundreds of years ago bearing from the marks, but cannot tell exactly how it was used. Excellent opportunity to add a rare Reno to one’s collection.