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The New Bedford Whaling Museum’s collection of scrimshaw—objects made from the byproducts of the whale hunt (e.g., sperm whale teeth, walrus tusks, skeletal bone, and baleen), usually by the whalers themselves during voyages that often lasted years—is the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Here, Frank (senior curator, New Bedford Whaling Museum) presents the “salient highlights” of the collection...Log In or Sign Up to Read More