Talk:Scrimshaw

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[edit] Just whalers?

I've seen American Indian works in this technique, but I'm really not well aquainted with this type of work, hence I came here to learn more. However it strikes me that this entry may not be inclusive enough. Anyone know more?

Well, work created by Native Americans rather than whalers would be with the same materials but wouldn't be scrimshaw (which is the art of whalers in the 19th and 20th centuries), same as tabua aren't scrimshaw even though they are also art created with whale teeth (its created by Fijian craftsmen. A specific type of art created with a material would probably deserve it's own page, but I've never heard of a specific whalebone art from the Native Americans. Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:17, 15 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Pictures

The picture is way too overexposed to be of more than cursory use.

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