Panbone busk

Mediumwhale skeletal bone

Dimensions1 3/8 × 12 3/4 in. (3.5 × 32.4 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.538

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionScrimshaw engraved (polychrome) whale skeletal bone busk, decorated on one side only. Top end is lobed, the two lobes forming the top portion of a heart. Bottom end is rounded. From top to bottom: three stars inside a heart; a flowering plant in a large vase; two trees; geometric pattern in a circle; a lone tree with an American flag; geometric patterns and floral motifs; circle with 10-pointed star; weeping willow.ProvenanceKendall Whaling Museum; NBWM

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