#scrimshaw

[ltwilliammowett]

A walking cane with carved bone white whale handle and bone collar in nautical knot design, c. 1880

[benjhawkins]

Some cute scrimshaw from Thomaston Auctions featuring whales dancing “when Zeb plays his banjo”

[itscolossal]

By Engraving Found Plastic Waste, Duke Riley Links Extractive Practices Throughout Human History

[thinkingimages]

A Set of Sailors Scrimshaw Gambling Dice, early 19th century 

Carved from a Sperm Whale tooth, the designs including hearts, clubs, spades, crowns, anchors, the compass rose and pseudo-armorials, inlaid with pitch and red wax. They are part of the game Crown and Anchor, which was a very popular game aboard (even forbidden)

[rosieandthemoon]

currently scrimshawing (real word) a knife for my partners birthday, and I have serious questions about how sailors used to do this on rickety wooden boats. I’ve barely avoided multiple finger mutilations and my hands are steady af

[the-golden-vanity]

Baby sailor's first scrimshaw! My inspirations were 19th century Aivilingmiut, Wampanoag, and Anglo-American examples I saw at the New Bedford Whaling Museum this summer, as well as the ones in the #scrimshaw tag on this blog.

[victusinveritas]

[mollyvega]

As a Michigander, I’ve always had a deep fascination with Maritime stories, so you better believe I fell in love with this sea monster toile print. This little sailor is Lucas. 🐙