2001.100.6706
Artist/Maker Anonymous
Title

CROSSING THE LINE

Mediumlithograph
Dimensions6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (16.5 × 24.1 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.6706
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionOn deck scene of the crew (ladies and a child are present in the left background) gathered around a washtub that holds "King Neptune" (crew member with crown and pitchfork). Another crew member is preparing to shave a sailor's head. Ritual performed on sailors who are journeying over the equator ("crossing the line") for the first time in their lives.
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