The artwork of Felix Tapia has a uniquely Southwestern flair, as he transforms found animal skulls into unique pieces of art combining the techniques of scrimshaw carving, etching and painting. His ...

Scrimshaw artist Brian Kiracofe on the art of engraving on ivory and bone. Scrimshaw dates back to the late 17th century when whalers who were out on a long voyage would engrave on ivory and bone ...

A museum in Massachusetts has the largest scrimshaw collection in the world. Scrimshaw is artwork made from the bones of marine mammals. But this year, the gallery acquired a piece by an artist who ...

A new exhibition is looking at the traditional art form of scrimshaw through a wider context and contemporary lens. "The Wider World and Scrimshaw” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts ...

FAIRBANKS — The art of scrimshaw — carving and painting on ivory — dates back to the mid-1700s and the whalers roaming the seas at that time. These stout souls used whale’s teeth, baleen, walrus tusks ...

Scrimshaw is a traditional art developed by 18th-century sailors on whaling ships. To pass the time during journeys that could last years, sailors took to hand-carving intricate, flowering designs in ...

Many who read by lamplight on cool fall evenings in pre-Civil War America relied on whale oil to keep their lamps burning. Toothy sperm whales in particular were harvested for their oil, and the ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Scrimshaw enthusiasts from around the nation and beyond are gathering at the New Bedford Whaling Museum this weekend. The museum’s 29th annual Scrimshaw Weekend running ...