I've always wanted one of these but they are impossible to come by. Narwhal tooth. Ivory. Great thing, usually broken on the tip. Be wonderful to see a full skull and tooth. There may be replicas made.
Once I was in Galisteo, New Mexico with friends and we visited at a house that had a large toothed bird skull on the wall. It was just astounding, nearly three feet long and toothy as heck. It was years before I figured out that it was a dolphin skull. Illegal to have, like lots of things. Eagle, hawk and owl feathers are illegal to possess.
Update: None on Ebay.
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I think the late Patrick O'Brien, the author of the Aubrey/Maturin sea stories, owned a narwhal tooth; I seem to recall him showing it off in a documentary about him and his works.
Years ago while working in the Canadian Northwest Territories I had a chance to buy one of those(legally) for ~$100/foot. It was about six feet long, covered with carvings, and supposedly was an Inuit tribal shaman's staff. Still kicking myself for not buying it.
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