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Albany's Historic Whaling Station > Records

SCRIMSHAW (SPERM WHALE)

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c. 1970

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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)

Keywords

Whale World Museum

Albany's Historic Whaling Station Collection

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

88

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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