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scrimshaws

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Categoryscrimshaws
Alternative termsscrimshaw
SourceArt & Architecture Thesaurus

Overview

Objects, whether decorative or household items, carved from whale ivory, baleen, or similar materials from marine mammals. Originally specifically those objects made by whalers from whale teeth or baleen while on board ship.

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