“Ring-Tailed Lemur” color scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by David Adams. Unusual subject matter for wildlife scrimshaw, but Adams always comes through. In over four decades of seeing first rate scrimshaw, this is the first ring-tailed lemur I have come across. Just had to find out more. This is from the internet:

Lemurs are mammals of the order Primates, divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are native only to the island of Madagascar. Most existing lemurs are small, have a pointed snout, large eyes, and a long tail. They chiefly live in trees, and are active at night.

‘Mallard’ on antique domino created by master scrimshander, David Adams. We came across a few of these rare antique ivory dominoes years and years ago. Occasionally, we have one or two that we post on our website. Not many left anymore, making them even more collectible. Great work by one of the best.

Notice:
This scrimshaw is done on pre-ban African ivory. Since the passage of the CITIES Treaty in 1973, there has been no African ivory brought into the U.S. However, ivory that was in the U.S. prior to 1973 can be legally sold and shipped within the U.S. However, new legislation taking effect in 2016 restricts pre-ban African Ivory from being shipped interstate. It can only legally be shipped intrastate, (within the state). All of our pre-ban ivory is located with our associate in the state of Florida. It can be purchased directly from our website and shipped only to an address within the state of Florida. If one has a relative, trusted friend or business associate within the state of Florida, we can ship to that specified address in order to comply with the new Federal legislation. The scrimshaw can then be forwarded it to you and everyone complies with the law. Any questions email or call us.