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horns, scrimshaw

human history
  • Description

    Scrimshaw horns.

    Believed to have been carved and mounted at Aratapu by Mr. Johnson.

    Bullock horns. On the proper right horn is a portrait of Queen Victoria and a male figure. On the proper left horn is an image of a donkey and a buggy. Green velvet fabric around the centre of the horns. Horns are mounted on a shield-shaped piece of wood.

  • Place
    Aratapu/New Zealand
  • Associated Place

    Aratapu/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1965.78.792
  • Accession Date
    29 Oct 1965
  • Other Id

    col.0386 (colonial)

    ocm2272 (old colonists museum)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • horns, scrimshaw, 1965.78.792, ocm2272, col.0386, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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