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ScrimshawWhat is Scrimshaw?Art as cult - Prehistoric originsWe go back to the roots of mankind, the absolute beginnings of art. Scratching of signs and symbols engraved in teeth, horn and bone of hunted animals was an important life component of our ancestors.Art as cult, is closely connected with hunt charm and rituals. The oldest pieces of art are engraved mammoth teeth. Still today they testify from the discussion of the artists with themselves, the nature and the materials they worked on. To : - Art of the whalers - J.F. Kennedy & the Scrimshaw Renaissance - Scrimshaw product lines |
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