narwal

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In the sea are found the black whale, porpoise, sea-horse, seal, and the narwal or sea unicorn; the horn of the latter, solid ivory, is a beautiful object.

From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by M'lean, John

The handle is sometimes made of the horn of the narwal, but more frequently of wood.

From Ungava by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)