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Scrimshaw is decorative carvings on whale bone or other animal’s tusks and shells. It was originally created by sailors on board whaling ships in the early 1800s. A person who does scrimshaw is said to be a scrims hander. ou can see scrimshaw examples at the museum. (Source: Oxford Companion to ships and the sea and Wikipedia).
