It's the old art of carving on whalebone or walrus tusks
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Scrimshaw - Wikipedia  Scrimshaw is the name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. ... Carved whale bone whistle dated 1821. ... Walrus tusks, for example, may have been acquired in trade from indigenous walrus hunters. ... such as 10,000- to 40,000-year-old mammoth ivory, is completely unrestricted in its sale or...
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The Laws Behind Collecting Ivory - Art Appraisers - MIR Appraisal ...  Sep 6, 2011 ... His agent had purchased large amounts of raw ivory, carved them and ... works of art, such as: knife handles, figurines, piano keys, false teeth ... is usually much darker and dated looking due to its ancient status. ... Whale teeth and walrus tusks are commonly found with decorative etchings on the surface.
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Scrimshaw by Robert Weiss. The types of ivory and general laws ...  Scrimshaw by Robert Weiss - marine art engravings on ivory by internationally recognized ... Since before recorded history, man has been attracted to its subtle beauty. ... The early scrimshanders carved and engraved whale and walrus ivory. ... 1) Antique- is any tooth that has been determined to be 100 years old or older,...
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Scrimshaw and other nautical carvings - Real Or Repro  But scrimshaw also includes engravings on skeletal whale bonesuch as the jaw bone, ... whaling industry, vintage scrimshaw was also produced as tribal art in many cultures. ... plastic scrimshaw fakes, not individually crafted forgeries on old bone or ivory. ... 5 Steam Whaler William Lewis, plastic walrus tusk section, 3.
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The WebShander - Frequently Asked Questions about Scrimshaw ...  I think I have an old whale tooth or walrus tusk. ... The term "scrimshaw" also applies to carved or pierced bone or ivory, since much ... Tusk ivory has a mealy ("Cream of Wheat") appearance in its center, which can be very appealing. .... I will notify you when I do an art fair in your area, or when I add new items to my catalog.
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History of Boats  Rafts; Reed Boats; Dugouts Canoes; Kayaks & Coracles; Earliest Leather Boats ... about 800,000 years ago, not by Man but by his predecessor Homo Erectus, a smart ... Bamboo, wood logs and reeds have all been used as raw materials, tied .... Thor Heyerdahl, started a trend by sailing the Kon-Tiki, a balsa-log raft, from...
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The Grotesque in Church Art, by T. Tindall WildridgeA Project ...  The grotesqueness of some of these sepulchral excrescences may in future centuries ... Not all are like the imposing monument to a doctor in Southwark Cathedral, ...... and hence the grotesque waterspouts of our churches are mostly dragons. ...... carving has rather a benevolent human face, in the second a debased beast...
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J! Archive - Show #1215, aired 1989-12-08  Chinese carvings of this stone from the Ching period are especially treasured by collectors ... An intaglio is essentially the reverse of this type of gem carving...
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[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of ...  "There was an ancient law among the Romans," says Dion Cassius, lib. xliii, .... in wood or stone, and was frequently painted to resemble nature more closely. ... It may be added, however, that there is some diversity of opinion upon this matter. .... by a tender hoof and the eager purchaser may be seduced by shapely hocks,...
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jade - Search-ID.com  ... David Caruso film, or a valuable stone found in Chinese carvings from 1400 B.C.; The oldest Chinese carvings made from this gem are simple tools & amulets...
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Gemstone Carving in China: Winds of Change - GIA  millenia. With these relatively simple ... tive nephrite, early Chinese carvers created crude tools and weapons. ... ing materials has changed the gemstone-carving industry ... Paleolithic man, who first made crude carvings .... Taoism, the oldest.
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The South American Indians  The Tucuna Indians decorate their dancing masks with Piranha teeth. ... The exact cultural purpose of these rituals is not known. ... The sharp teeth of the lower jaw are used for shaving, sharpening darts and arrows and for cutting in general. Even today, some Brazil Indian tribes refer to ordinary scissors as 'Piranha'.
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The Time I Spent On A Commercial Whaling Ship Tot... | ClickHole  Aug 14, 2014 ... He was trying his hand at a ship under full sail, but he didn't make much ...... his boat was killed by a Sperm Whale on the coast of Japan, AUGUST 3d, 1833. .... Yet what depths of the soul does Jonah's deep sealine sound! what a ...... were garnished like one continuous jaw, with the long sharp teeth of the...
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jeopardy/2770_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  SKINS | 3-foot-long tusks & inch-&-a-half-thick skin are among the defenses of this Arctic mammal | walrus. right: Kay. Wrong: Value: $800. Number: 12.
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1000+ images about Carving-Scrimshaw on Pinterest | Whales, New ...  Explore Bob Pitts's board "Carving-Scrimshaw" on Pinterest, the world's catalog of ideas. ... tooth by David Pudelwitts, The piece is titled " East Coast Whaling Captain " ..... Scrimshaw | Whale Tooth Sea Captain's Quarters Sailing Ship ..... as an art form secondarily when sailors would carve designs in their spare time in the...
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jeopardy/2592_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  MISNOMERS | This old corset-stiffening substance is actually baleen | whalebone. right: Janice. Wrong: Value: $800. Number: 7. ESSAY QUESTIONS | Mary...
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Northwest Tribal Art Symbols  Apart from small Totem Poles, the primary objects carved from Argillite include plates with ... Traditionally, baskets were made on the Northwest Coast for purposes such as ... The high ranking woman had been out in the woods picking berries and .... Other sharks sometimes also appear in Northwest Coast art and legend.
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Ethical Fossil Ivory  Tigers Eye Fine Imports, LLP  We specialize in hand made ancient ivory carvings, scrimshaw, jewelry, ... Because we only use fossil mammoth ivory, NOT elephant tusk, absolutely no ... and only tusks excavated by native Alaskan Inuits and found on native lands may be sold. ... These artifacts were most frequently ancient fire starters, sled runners, net...
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This Is Your Chance to Become a Rabid Rabologist - Hyperallergic  Oct 4, 2016 ... One such rabologist  yes, a collector of walking sticks  was the late Roy ... London-based Chiswick Auctions, which sold the rest at a sale last June. lot-17 Erotic walking stick with handle carved in ivory as a phallus, on a rosewood ... skilled craftsmanship present in many of these small-scale carvings.
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Hardstone carving - Wikipedia  Hardstone carving is a general term in art history and archaeology for the artistic carving of predominantly semi-precious stones (but also of gemstones), such ... Chinese jade carving begins with the carving of ritual objects, including blades ... These are found from the Neolithic Liangzhu culture (3400-2250 BCE) onwards,...
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Vinland Archeology  Excavations revealed a number of artifacts that are diagnostic of a Viking site. ... evidence of iron-smelting and forging, and hearth charcoal is dated to A.D. 1000. ... The excavations at L'Anse aux Meadows provide a small bit of evidence for these ... because there were no Dorset people living in Newfoundland at this time.