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SCRIMSHAW (THIMBLES)
1952 - 1999Subcollections
Overview
Set of three carved / turned ivory thimbles ranging in size from (a ) largest to (c ) smallest. (Fit one inside the other )
Historical information
Made by Ralph Bennett, former Albany WA resident (Ref. Jill Bell in conversation with AG 20.3.99)
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-128-SC1999.288a-c
Item type
Scrimshaw
Material
Ivory
Width
20 mm
Height or length
25 mm
Contextual information
Made to go into SC1999 263.a, b
Place made
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
Public location
Scrimshaw cpbd 14
Last modified
Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
Completeness
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Set of three ivory thimbles
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