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scrimshaw horns, pair

human history
  • Other Name

    pair of etched scrimshaw bullock horns (descriptive name)

  • Description

    scrimshaw, pair.

    Made from from pair bullock horns and black ink. The horns are curved and are designed with etching incisions and black ink inside the incisions. The horns are hollow.

    .1 has designs of two women in Victorian clothing etched beneath a man in a short tunic and cloak Greco-roman style. Surrounding these figures are a leaf & flower pattern

    .2 has designs of two women, one seated, reading, other looks on at man in roman style clothing holding sword. Surrounding these figures is a leaf pattern. This horn has black colouring around the tip

  • Accession Number
    1964.69
  • Accession Date
    1964
  • Other Id

    col.0506 (colonial)

    37503 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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Images

  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw horns, pair, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1964.69, col.0506, 37503
  • Date
    Pre 1964
  • Media/Materials

    bullock/horn/animal material

  • Measurement Description
    .1: 405mm x 72mm
    .2: 424mm x 79mm
  • Measurement Reading

    405mm

    72mm

    424mm

    79mm

  • Subject Category

    scrimshaw/crafts

  • Last Update
    05 Jul 2023
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