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scrimshaw, whale jaw

human history
  • Other Name

    scrimshaw whale jaw

  • Description

    whale jaw bone decorated with scrimshaw

    Purchased in Edinburgh. It is one piece of a jaw with six teeth and a hole for a missing tooth. The nose end of the jaw has porous texture to the bone and along the jaw are small holes in the bone. The scrimshaw design is of two females wearing victorian style clothing, the women are facing each other. Above the women are two ornate spade shapes

  • Accession Number
    1938.16
  • Accession Date
    09 Oct 1938
  • Other Id

    col.0597.1 (colonial)

    23655.1 (ethnology)

    Mar.310 (maritime)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

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Images

  • scrimshaw, whale jaw, 1938.16, col.0597.1, 23655.1, Mar.310, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw, whale jaw, 1938.16, col.0597.1, 23655.1, Mar.310, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw, whale jaw, 1938.16, col.0597.1, 23655.1, Mar.310, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw, whale jaw, 1938.16, col.0597.1, 23655.1, Mar.310, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • scrimshaw, whale jaw, 1938.16, col.0597.1, 23655.1, Mar.310, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • whale jaw bone [col.0597.1]
  • whale jaw bone - reverse side [col.0597.1]
  • whale jaw bone - detail of scrimshaw design [col.0597.1]
  • whale jaw bone [col.0597.1]

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