Artist/Maker
Maker once known
Title
whale busk
Date1800s
MediumPierced-work baleen and whale skeletal bone
Dimensions1 3/8 × 12 7/8 in. (3.5 × 32.7 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.21
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionBaleen pierced work overlaid (laminated) on whale skeletal bone (panbone), riveted together, decorated one side only. Tetraskele (pinwheel; Basque swastika; Greek svastika or swastika), geometric ornaments, coin silver fastenings.Label TextMaker once known, whale busk, 1800s. Pierced-work baleen and whale skeletal bone, 1 3/8 x 12 7/8 in., New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2001.100.21.ProvenanceConsidine 02/10/1961; Kendall Whaling Museum; NBWMOn View
Not on view
