Nothing was wasted - the art of scrimshaw
Collection
Scrimshaw
Whale Tooth
Credit: WA Museum
Scrimshaw is the art of engraving or carving designs and pictures on whalebone, ivory or teeth. It was common for sailors to make these pieces on long voyages
Memories of home, scenes of ships, places they visited and portraits of loved ones were popular subjects.
Today, scrimshaw has become valuable on the collector's market.
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