Engravings and carvings done in bone or ivory, created by sailors
For the surname, see Scrimshaw (surname).
American whaling ships, scrimshaw on whale tooth, c. 1800
Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses.
It takes the form of elaborate engravings in the form of pictures and lettering on the surface of the bone or tooth, with the engraving highlighted using a pigment, or, less often, small sculptures made from the same material. However, the latter really fall into the categories of ivory carving, for all carved teeth and tusks, or bone carving. The making of scrimshaw probably began on whaling ships in the late 18th century and survived until the ban on commercial whaling. The practice survives as a hobby and as a trade for commercial artisans. A maker of scrimshaw is known as a scrimshander.[1] The word first appeared in the logbook of the brig By Chance in 1826,[2] but the etymology is uncertain.[3]
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^Logbook of the brig By Chance, held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum (call number KWM #35A, Reel 3)
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