Scrimshaw whale tooth
Photograph, b/w Depicts a whaling ship locked in arctic ice, drying her sails, as a group of seal hunters and flow-fishermen go out from the ship. Scrimshaw is considered an original American folk art form. While at sea whaling the carving of ivory, bone, or shell offered diversion and entertainment...
| Format: | Still Image |
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| Language: | English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/e8b25ee0-0d92-0135-23f6-0050569601ca-a |