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SCRIMSHAW (TUMBLER)
c. 1970Subcollections
Overview
Turned bone tumbler stained with indigo ink revealing growth rings.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-128-SC1999.262
Item type
Artworks
Scrimshaw
Material
Ink
Ivory
Width
36 mm
Height or length
78 mm
Weight
38 g
Contextual information
Made by Ralph Bennett (Ref. Jill Bell in converstn with AG 20.3.99) (original J&Jo Bell list item No#64 p.6 /8
Place made
Year
Statement of significance
This item has social and historical significance. It was made by a local Albany artist, using materials taken from whales harvested by the Cheynes Beach Whaling Company when it was operational. Objects such as these were carved by former employees and locals who acquired whalebone, ivory and baleen from the whaling station.
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Public location
Scrimshaw gallery at AHWS
Last modified
Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
Completeness
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