Q: What is the value of and how do we sell a piece of Confederate scrimshaw on whale's tooth? It has a scrimshaw picture of the Confederate warship "Alabama." Also, a rare ivory-walrus-tusk cribbage ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A 20-gun American sailing warship covers the upper portion of one side of this intricately detailed scrimshaw sperm ...
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Scrimshaw: How 18th and 19th-century sailors turned whale bones into powerful works of maritime art
Materials and techniques in traditional scrimshaw The traditional practice of scrimshaw was usually done by using whale teeth, bones, or baleen. Basic tools like needles or knives were employed to ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This long, slender sperm whale tooth ...
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