Panbone decorated with whaling scene

panbone

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS
marad; scrimshaw
whalebone
overall: 1 13/16 x 13 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.

Scrimshaw jaw panbone, showing whaleship and whaling scene. Roughly rectangular, wider at left. Etched scene of whaleship cutting in; 4 whaleboats; one whale under pursuit, and one being stripped of blubber.

UNIDENTIFIED whaling ship
1939.1962