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Description: | An engraved whalebone panel made from the lower jaw of a sperm whale and pierced with two suspension holes. It depicts a ship off the shore of a volcanic tropical island with houses along the shore. The vessel may be a warship flying a long commissioning pennant rather than a whaler. The location could be Tahiti or one of the other Society Islands. This type of sailor's craftwork is known as scrimshaw.
Acquisition date is based on the earliest date of photography.
caption: Panel | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | scrimshaw panels (surface parts) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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