“Homer’s Sirens at Work” black and white scrimshaw on huge slab of pre-ban African Ivory created by David Adams. The song of the sirens drew mariners to their death. These seductive sirens have generated a storm to lure Odysseus to his death as he makes his way back after the Trojan Wars. Circe had warned Odysseus about them, however, and Odysseus instructed his crew to place beeswax in their ears in order to block out the sirens songs. Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast so he alone could experience the song. This piece took the scrimshander several months to complete, but the wait was well worth if. Don’t think I’ve ever seen better black and white scrimshaw.

Song of the Sirens:

Odysseus, bravest of heroes,
Draw near to us, on our green island,
Odysseus, we’ll teach you wisdom,
We’ll give you love, sweeter than honey.
The songs we sing, soothe away sorrow,
And in our arms, you will be happy.
Odysseus, bravest of heroes,
The songs we sing, will bring you peace.

Notice:

This scrimshaw is done on pre-ban African ivory. Since the passage of the CITIES Treaty in 1973, there has been no African ivory brought into the U.S. However, ivory that was in the U.S. prior to 1973 can be legally sold and shipped within the U.S. However, new legislation taking effect in 2016 restricts pre-ban African Ivory from being shipped interstate. It can only legally be shipped intrastate, (within the state). All of our pre-ban ivory is located with our associate in the state of Florida. It can be purchased directly from our website and shipped only to an address within the state of Florida. If one has a relative, trusted friend or business associate within the state of Florida, we can ship to that specified address in order to comply with the new Federal legislation. The scrimshaw can then be forwarded to you and everyone complies with the law. Any questions, email or call us.