Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
purchased, 2003, collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2003.103.2
Public Access Text
Hitchings’ three cutlery utensils for a whaler are a Blubber-spade, Blubber-fork and Skimmer-spoon, the tools of the trade for ‘cutting-in' a Right whale.
Primary Maker
Place
Date
2001
Period
Signature/marks
The method of 'cutting-in' a Right whale.
PLACE-SETTING FOR A WHALER
Blubber-spade : Blubber-fork : Skimmer-spoon
(Tools of the trade)
Sterling Silver : Ebony
October 2001
GAVIN HITCHINGS
Media
Measurement Description
.1 270 l x 35w x 4 dia @ handle
.2 261 l x 15w x 4 dia @ handle
.3 273 l x 31 w x 4 dia @ handle
.5 37 x 241 x 23 mm
Measurement Reading
37 x 241 x 23mm
270 x 35 x 4mm
261 x 15 x 4mm
273 x 31 x 4mm
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
15 Jul 2021
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