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[skrĭḿshố]
(n.)The art of carving or incising intricate designs on whalebone or whale…
(n.)A decorative article made by this art.
(tr. & intr.v.)To decorate (whale ivory or whalebone) with intricate carvings or…
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Hand-etched scrimshaw on natural materials, by a master scrimshander with 40 years experience. Jewelry, desk accessories, collector pieces, Nantucket baskets, antler cribbage boards and other items are available. Nautical themes, wildflowers and wildlife scenes are specialties. ... The WebShander - Custom Scrimshaw;
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The WebShander - Custom Scrimshaw; An ancient craft on natural materials ... What is scrimshaw? ... How do I care for my scrimshaw?
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scrimshaw on eco-friendly and other materials - how to scrimshaw, kits and finished jewelry available. Browse our online store 24 hours a day! ... Scrimshaw is the indigenous art form of the ; American Whaleman, who, in his idle hours of cruising for whale, he devoted himself to fashioning articles and jewelry of whale ivory.
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A Scrimshander is, of course, someone who makes scrimshaw. I would define it as "someone who is crazy enough to spend hundreds of hours making millions of incisions in ivory thousands of years old". I'm happy to be that crazy.
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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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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 information, education and fine art, sculpture, jewelry, custom inlay, and special orders in fossil ivory by artist and sculptor Jim Stevens. ... Scrimshaw is the oldest of the very few art forms that are native to North America. While other cultures around the world certainly worked in ivory and bone,
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Scrimshaw Gallery of Sausalito, California - Home of the most complete selection of nautical art, scrimshaw, paintings and prints, knives, sculptures and other collectibles. ... ; Scrimshaw Gallery; 30 Princess Street; Sausalito, CA 94965; (415) 331-1409...
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