Scrimshaw bullock horns

Production date
Circa 1863
 Description
Pair of scrimshaw bullock horns with a wooden plaque.
Written in pencil on reverse of plaque: "Got from ship Orpheus wrecked off Manukau Bar about 1858". Orpheus ship was wrecked in 1863.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1863
Media/Materials
Bullock horns scrimshaw work
Wood plaque mount
Measurements
Horns:
H: 370mm
Circumference: 210mm at widest
Plaque: 320 x 96mm
Collection
Waikato Historical Society/Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Waikato Historical Society Collection
Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1964/170/1.1-5

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