Indigenous scrimshaw or junk

I’ve had this several years from an estate cleanout. I believe it to be original scrimshaw on some sort of tusk, not mass produced plastic as it may first appear. Only mark on the metal pie server is “stainless” in a mid-20th type font.

I’m in the northeast, so haven’t seen anything like this before. I would certainly guess it to be a “utilitarian” use of art to broaden sales in a gift shop. Easier for some people to justify buying a decorated functional piece for their table than an art piece to put on a shelf. Sorry I haven’t cleaned it better, but I am looking to find out whether it is worth it.

But is this by a First Nations artist, or assembly line churn out? What say you, @komokwa and anyone else with knowledge?

 

I had one before, it was a souvenir piece from Alaska - I seem to think it had Ivory stamped on it. I thought it was posted on the forum but I can't find it.
Maybe Howard Weyahok (1911-1976) for your signature?
http://www.ahgupuk.com/Howard Weyahok.html




https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...shawed-steak-knives.cfm?gun_id=102155858#lg-3

 

Looks like part of a walrus' dentition.