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SCRIMSHAW (WHALERS)
c. 1970Subcollections
Overview
Etched whale tooth with three circled views of whalers (ship under sail, flensing on deck, spouting whale and boat). A scroll runs underneath bearing the inscription 'The Whalers'.
Historical information
Made by Local Albany WA scrimshander.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-128-SC1999.264
Item type
Artworks
Scrimshaw
Material
Ivory
Width
32 mm
Height or length
150 mm
Depth
28 mm
Weight
218 g
Inscriptions and markings
The Whalers
Place made
WA, Australia
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
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Public location
Scrimshaw gallery at AHWS
Last modified
Thursday, 20 August, 2026
Completeness
Albany's Historic Whaling Station
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