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Scrimshaw

The name given to scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Traditionally, it refers to the handiwork created by whalers made from the byproducts of harvesting marine mammals. Today, it is any sort of carving done as a hobby.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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