antique shopping
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antique shopping
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Jane Slater’s Oversouth Antiques
Description
Another June day on the Vineyard, I walked into an antique shop in Menemsha and was immediately drawn to two carved whale’s teeth in the shape of penguins. I bought them.
According to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, antique teeth can be sold and shipped across state lines in any form. Pre-act teeth can be sold and shipped across state lines so long as they are carved. Any other teeth cannot be can be sold and shipped across state lines, but can be carved and sold within a given state.
The sperm whale is protected as a threatened (downlisted from endangered) species under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. It is illegal to import or export sperm whale ivory and bone. As collector’s items, whale teeth are now classified as antique; that is, anything verified as dating to 1872 or older—that is, a hundred years before the Marine Mammal Protection Act went into effect, and as pre-act; that is, teeth dated between 1872 and 1972 and accompanied by a U.S. government certificate. Any other whale teeth must be accompanied by a notarized statement from the seller that the teeth were in her/his possession before 1972.
According to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, antique teeth can be sold and shipped across state lines in any form. Pre-act teeth can be sold and shipped across state lines so long as they are carved. Any other teeth cannot be can be sold and shipped across state lines, but can be carved and sold within a given state.
The sperm whale is protected as a threatened (downlisted from endangered) species under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. It is illegal to import or export sperm whale ivory and bone. As collector’s items, whale teeth are now classified as antique; that is, anything verified as dating to 1872 or older—that is, a hundred years before the Marine Mammal Protection Act went into effect, and as pre-act; that is, teeth dated between 1872 and 1972 and accompanied by a U.S. government certificate. Any other whale teeth must be accompanied by a notarized statement from the seller that the teeth were in her/his possession before 1972.
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kk, “antique shopping,” The Middle Shore, accessed April 29, 2024, https://middleshore.omeka.net/items/show/74.