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Albany's Historic Whaling Station > Records

SCRIMSHAW (NETTING NEEDLE)

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Overview

Carved shaped piece of baleen. Arched at one end and broken at the other. Arched end has two cutouts.

Historical information

Identified as netting needle by Jill Bell (Reference: Jill Bell in conversation with AG 20.3.99) (original J & JO Bell list item #96 p7 /8)

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-SC1999.292

Item type

Objects

Scrimshaw

Material

Animal Material

Width

20 mm

Height or length

178 mm

Depth

3 mm

Weight

11 g

Keywords

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Public location

Scrimshaw cpbd 14

Last modified

Thursday, 20 August, 2026

Completeness

83

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

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