Scrimshaw, or whale tooth carving, is historical, beautiful and complex.
Also, modern scrimshaw artists are presented..
The materials, patriotic and romantic themes, and tools used are displayed and explained.
Over 400 color photos of American scrimshaw folk art pieces and a fascinating text relates the hard, daily life of the nineteenth century sailor/scrimshander aboard whaling ships.
Scrimshaw, or whale tooth carving, is historical, beautiful and complex