“Whale and Lighthouse” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Curious whale wants to look around. Humpbacks are known to do this simply to find their bearings. Nice work by Dupont, as usual.
“Whale and Lighthouse” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Curious whale wants to look around. Humpbacks are known to do this simply to find their bearings. Nice work by Dupont, as usual.
“Humpback and Lighthouse” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Curious humpback takes a look at a lighthouse. No need to use it for navigation as the whale knows the route and the weather is always the same for him. Nice combination, however.
“Lighthouse and Schooner” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Lighthouses guides the way for approaching schooner. Lighthouse always convey a sense of security and safety in both mariners and civilians alike. Fine work here.
“Clipper Nearing Lighthouse” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Clipper leaving port, heading for California during the Gold Rush. At one time, there were nearly 700 abandoned vessels in San Francisco Bay as the crew would jump ship and head for the Gold Country.
“Returning Clipper Ship” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Clipper passes lighthouse after a long, successful voyage to California.
Nice color in this tooth, the result of minerals that have been absorbed into the tooth over hundreds of years when it was buried in the Northern Bering Sea area.
“Clipper Coming Home” black and white scrimshaw on ancient walrus tooth ivory by Gerry Dupont. Long voyage coming to an end with familiar lighthouse guiding the way to safe harbor. Award winning scrimshander, Dupont, always does first rate work.