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SCRIMSHAW (NIGER)
c. 1970Subcollections
Overview
Etched whale tooth depicting whaling ship under sail. Garlands on left and right and, beneath whaler in red, 'NIGER 1844'.
Historical information
Made by local Albany WA Scrimshander.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-128-SC1999.266
Item type
Artworks
Scrimshaw
Material
Ivory
Width
65 mm
Height or length
133 mm
Depth
33 mm
Weight
364 g
Inscriptions and markings
'NIGER 1844'
Contextual information
(Original J &Jo Bell list item No#67 p.6 /8
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
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Public location
Scrimshaw cpbd 14
Last modified
Thursday, 20 August, 2026
Completeness
Albany's Historic Whaling Station
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