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SCRIMSHAW (SPERM WHALE)
c. 1970Subcollections
Overview
Carved bone Sperm whale attached by metal ring to blue backing card. (logo ' Sea jewellery from Tonga')
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-128-SC1999.272
Item type
Artworks
Themes
Material
Bone
Width
12 mm
Height or length
16 mm
Depth
3 mm
Contextual information
A typical example of carvings done by indigenous people and sold as souvenirs.
(original J&JO Bell list item#94 p7. /8)
Place made
Tonga
Year
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Comparative significance criteria
Rare or representative
Public location
Scrimshaw cpbd 14
Last modified
Thursday, 20 August, 2026
Completeness
Albany's Historic Whaling Station
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