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SCRIMSHAW - Europe - 19th century

Name: SCRIMSHAW - Europe - 19th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: JMJZ3QPXKI
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SCRIMSHAW
Europe
19th century
Sperm whale tooth
Length: 17 cm; Width: 6.5 cm

Sperm whale tooth, also known as a scrimshaw, engraved with a ship on one side and a small boat broken in two by a sperm whale, sailors falling into the sea, and another sailing vessel watching the scene.

During the 19th century, whalers set sail from ports for maritime expeditions that could last several years, sometimes up to five. Life on board was punctuated by the alternation between intense periods of whaling and long periods of inactivity on the open sea. It was in this context that scrimshaw developed. To occupy their free time, sailors began to engrave and sculpt the materials from the captured cetaceans. The term "scrimshaw" appears in American records in the early 1820s, although its origin remains uncertain. It eventually came to designate all the engraved or sculpted objects created by the crews aboard whaling ships.

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