Narwhal Tusks for Sale

My IUCN status: Near threatened. The only reason we have these for sale is that they were imported before 1970 to the U.S., after which time the U.S. does not import them from Canada. We can only ship them within the United States (except for Hawaii and California, we cannot ship to those states).

It is one of the rarest animals in the ocean. The narwhal is known for its distinct tusk, which landed it the nickname "unicorn of the sea." But the "tusk" is actually a tooth! The teeth are very sensitive, and have up to 10 million nerve endings inside each one. All are born with two teeth, but they change as we get older. Males usually have one tooth that becomes much more prominent than the other, where females typically lose their teeth. The tooth can grow up to 9 feet long! Sometimes a double tooth grows permanently.

I'm a porpoise and am related to orcas, harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins. Porpoises like us travel in groups called pods. Narwhal pods are usually made up of anywhere from 10 to 100 individuals but sometimes our pods can number almost a thousand. My closest relative is the beluga whale, here is a photo of both the beluga and the narwhal.

The narwhal

How long they live: Up to 50 years

Where they like to hang out: in the frigid cold waters in and around the Arctic.

Where they live: Unlike other whale species that migrate from the Arctic in the winter, they spend the whole year in the circumpolar Arctic waters of Canada, Greenland and Russia.

What they like to eat: Mainly squid, fish and shrimp

The narwhal was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae. Its name is derived from the Old Norse word nár, meaning "corpse", in reference to the animal's greyish, mottled pigmentation, like that of a drowned sailor, and its summer-time habit of lying still at or near the surface of the sea (called "logging"). The scientific name, Monodon monoceros, is derived from the Greek: "one-tooth one-horn"

NOTE TO CUSTOMERS INTERESTING IN SELLING
THEIR NARWHAL TUSKS TO US OR ANYONE ELSE.

1) You cannot sell it on ebay. Period.
2) Do you have provenance? Provenance is not a verbal family history. U.S. Fish will not accept stories. It's called the 1972 Marine Mammal Act. Narwhals are a marine mammal.
Definition of provenance is: legal tag attached to the tusk, newspaper article documenting the catch with date, and proof that this tusk came from that narwhal, or other written proof absolutely connecting your tusk to that writing.
3) If you have provenance defined above, and the tusk is within the U.S. and want to sell, contact us at: [email protected] or 864-541-8448, keeping in mind we buy for resale and pay only a wholesale price (only a fraction of retail), expecting to have to market the item for years before we find a buyer.
I repeat: WE CANNOT BUY NARWHAL TUSKS FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.

U.S. Fish knows that no one catching narwhals back in the early 1900's thought provenance was important, so most tusks have none.
This means:
1) you cannot sell or donate it to a museum, because the museum would put their entire collection at risk by accepting even one item without provenance.
2) we will never buy a narwhal tusk without provenance, as we would face the same risks.
3) Your option is: keep it, or gift it within the family to someone who will appreciate it.
What is the value of my narwhal tusk?
You can do the math, take one of ours below, divide the price by the inches. Multiply the price per inch times the length of your tusk. This is retail.

Do not call us to try to talk us into buying your tusk with no provenance. You would be wasting our time.

NARWHAL TUSKS

for sale within the United States only

#N-WHAL-146

Genuine vintage LARGE NARWHAL TUSK, came from an estate that had owned it for many years, estimated age 60+ years old. Called "the unicorn of the sea", male narwhals generally have one tooth on the left side of its head that grows out as a tusk (rarely double tusks but possible).

This is considered a LARGE tusk, beautiful, heavy and undamaged. A rare legal acquisition within the United States, and can only ship within the U.S.

Measures 65-1/2" long x 1-7/8" diameter at the end

Weight: 8 pounds 10 ounces

$18,800 SOLD to D

#N-WHAL-147

Genuine vintage SMALL NARWHAL TUSK, came from an estate that had owned it for many years, estimated age 60+ years old. Called "the unicorn of the sea", male narwhals generally have one tooth on the left side of its head that grows out as a tusk (rarely double tusks but possible).

Considered a SMALL tusk. The tip had been broken off and stored in the hollow end. We have reattached it to the end so it is now complete.

A rare and legal acquisition within the United States, and can only ship within the U.S.

Measures 47-1/4" long x 1-9/16" diameter.

$9600 SOLD to J

#N-WHAL-148

Narwhal tusk, EXTRA LARGE

tip shows natural wear, other end is complete

Length: 72-1/4"; 1-3/4" diameter end

Weight: 10 pounds 0.02 ounces (written inside end)

$22,200 SOLD to J

#N-WHAL-149

Narwhal tusk

Measures 53" tall x 1-3/8" diameter at bottom

Mounted on wood horizontal board with two silver loops holding the tusk; board measures 61" long x 6" tall x 1.5" thick (two boards thick). Drill holes to mount on wall.

Weight of tusk itself: 2 pounds 12 ounce;
Weight display board: 8 pounds 10 ounces

$15,500 SOLD TO B

#N-WHAL-150

JUVENILE NARWHAL TUSK

Monodon monoceras
Baffin Island
The slender, smaller scale of this tusk indicates it was from a juvenile male.
A truly rare find.

Measures 21” long x 1” diameter on open end
No damage to tusk

Tagged: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Marine Mammal tag #EB-2019-110-S
Summer Season, East Baffin Island

$4800 SOLD