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Albany's Historic Whaling Station > Records

SCRIMSHAW (WHALERS)

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Local Albany WA scrimshander.

c. 1970

Subcollections

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

Themes

Maritime > Whaling

Material

Ivory

Width

32 mm

Height or length

150 mm

Depth

28 mm

Weight

218 g

Inscriptions and markings

The Whalers

Keywords

Sperm Whale Teeth

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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

100

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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