Scrimshaw is a form of folk art practiced by whalemen in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Some scrimshaw was also produced by those on shore who had access to whale products. Makers of scrimshaw were called scrimshanders.
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The re-birth of Scrimshaw has been credited to President John F. Kennedy who was an avid collector of Scrimshaw. Through the 1960's, most of the collectors interest was directed almost entirely to the illustrated teeth of the mighty sperm whale, however, raw whales teeth for new Scrimshaw works were in limited supply.
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Scrimshaw is the name given to handiwork created by whalers made from the byproducts of harvesting marine mammals. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of Sperm Whales, the baleen of o...
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In the eighteenth century whalers often filled their spare time by carving or scratching designs on the unwanted teeth of the whales they had caught. The final product (decorated whale teeth) is known as scrimshaw.
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