Scrimshaw
Scrimshaw is the name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the 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 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 began on whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 on the Pacific Ocean, and survived until the ban on commerci
Scrimshaw
Scrimshaw is the name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the 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 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 began on whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 on the Pacific Ocean, and survived until the ban on commerci
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Le terme anglophone scrimshaw ...... ses des morses ou des narvals.
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Scrimshaw - niewielkie arcydzi ...... tywowy oraz scrimshaw kolorowy
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Scrimshaw es una palabra que p ...... Isla en Santa Cruz das Flores.
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Scrimshaw is een Engelse term ...... geldswaarde vertegenwoordigen.
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Scrimshaw is the name given to ...... ut the etymology is uncertain.
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Scrimshaw ist eine Miniatur-Ri ...... ta auf Faial/Azoren betrieben.
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Scrimshaw è un termine anglofo ...... ander. L'etimologia è incerta.
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Scrimshaw é uma palavra da lín ...... lha, em Santa Cruz das Flores.
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Le terme anglophone scrimshaw ...... ses des morses ou des narvals.
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Scrimshaw - niewielkie arcydzi ...... tywowy oraz scrimshaw kolorowy
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Scrimshaw es una palabra que p ...... atos de recorte de pastelería.
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Scrimshaw is een Engelse term ...... stal in Engelse musea te zien.
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Scrimshaw is the name given to ...... ived until the ban on commerci
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Scrimshaw ist eine Miniatur-Ri ...... häufig mit Scrimshaw verziert.
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Scrimshaw è un termine anglofo ...... r artigiani commerciali. Un cr
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Scrimshaw é uma palavra da lín ...... s para recorte da massa tenra.
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