Collections

Stromatilites: pebble from Tender Tables, West Shore, Stromness.

Chert: Noust of Nethertown.

Lead ore: miner's Hole, Warbeth.

Pair walrus tusk (mounted) with drawings of walrus, duck and wolf.

Sperm whale tooth with a whaling incident depicted on one side and a polar bear on ice flow on the other.

Sperm whale tooth with whaleships and icebergs/walrus on floe. Scrimshaw is made by carving into the tooth and then rubbing a mixture of chalk and ink into the lines to make the drawing stand out.

Sperm whale tooth with polar bear and cub.

Sperm whale tooth with whale ship and compass.

Pair sperm whale teeth carved as eagle head with glass eyes inserted.

Pair sperm whale teeth carved as eagle head with glass eyes inserted.