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Albany's Historic Whaling Station > Records

SCRIMSHAW (SPERM WHALE) WITH BAG

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Overview

(a): Carved tooth with sperm whale at base of tooth. Whale tail curls around base. Attached by plaited string is another small carved piece of ivory
(b): Suede bag with black cotton stitching.

Historical information

Said to b made in NZ (Ref. Jill Bell in conversation with AG 20.3.99) (From J + JO Bell Collection, list item #89 p. 7 /8)

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-SC1999.255a-b

Item type

Artworks

Scrimshaw

Themes

Maritime > Whaling

Material

Cloth

Ivory

String

Width

20 mm

Height or length

47 mm

Depth

10 mm

Weight

10 g

Keywords

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Whaleworld Museum

Place made

New Zealand

Statement of significance

Aesthetic: An artistic representation of a sperm whale using an ivory tooth & typical of the type of carvings done by indiginous Maoris in New Zealand.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Scientific or research significance

Public location

Scrimshaw gallery at AHWS

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 August, 2026

Completeness

88

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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