Hello Sid,
All teeth that keep growing are hollow and have such a conical pulp cavity.
This hilt is way too large for dugong.
Given the cementum layer visible on both sides of the hilt (back and base - check first pics), I'd still vote for spermwhale - even if it would need to come from a really huge male...
If they had a good chunk for the crosspiece, I just can't fathom why they added additional material on both sides... (On one side only would be less work and look better IMHO.)
Regards,
Kai
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