Scrimshaw is an ancient art form that has been practiced for centuries. It involves the intricate carving of designs and images onto whalebone, ivory, and other materials. This guide will provide an overview of the history of scrimshaw, the
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Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses.