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Albany's Historic Whaling Station > Records

SCRIMSHAW whale bone mallet

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Overview

Carved whale bone mallet made from 2 parts (handle and head).

Historical information

From the original J & JO Bell Collection, list item #81 p7 /8

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-SC1999.287

Item type

Objects

Scrimshaw

Themes

Maritime > Whaling

Material

Bone

Width

72 mm

Height or length

195 mm

Depth

34 mm

Weight

204 g

Keywords

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Whaleworld Museum

Public location

Scrimshaw gallery at AHWS

Last modified

Wednesday, 19 August, 2026

Completeness

83

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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