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CARVED SPERM WHALE

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Tom Hitchcock

1997

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Overview

Piece of whale bone , carved into shape of a sperm whale. Painted black, set into a piece of curved bone at the base. Small piece of oval shaped bone stuck on the side.

Historical information

Pieces of bone were often carved by whalers into shapes and used as ornaments.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-2005.2

Item type

Objects

Scrimshaw

Material

Bone

Ivory

Paint

Width

115 mm

Height or length

355 mm

Depth

50 mm

Inscriptions and markings

In black ink on base 'SPERM WHALE/IVORY'

Contextual information

From the Acquisition Form in 2005: Blue whale washed ashore at Frenchman's Bay in the 60s was brought to Cheynes Beach Whaling Co. Whale bone carved from a shoulder blade (1997) done by Tom {possibly from the blue whale]. Donation included a painted ear drum from the blue whale.

Keywords

Cheynes Beach Whaling Co

Whaleworld Museum

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Place made

Albany, WA, Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 August, 2026

Completeness

100

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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