Scrimshaw portrait of Captain Joseph Belain. Belain was a native Wampanoag from Aquinnah, MA who sailed on 22 whaling voyages. Two of the voyages were as captain of the Eliza and of the Navarch.
The antique sperm whale tooth was taken by Captain Hiram Swift while captain of the barque Islander.
This piece includes a handmade ebony and birdseye maple display stand.
Scrimshaw portrait of Captain Joseph Belain. Belain was a native Wampanoag from Aquinnah, MA who sailed on 22 whaling voyages. Two of the voyages were as captain of the Eliza and of the Navarch.
The antique sperm whale tooth was taken by Captain Hiram Swift while captain of the barque Islander.
This piece includes a handmade ebony and birdseye maple display stand.