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Image of Baleen DUNIH 2021.2
Baleen
DUNIH 2021.2
Baleen, collected from Grytviken, South Georgia, Antarctica by donors Husband. Husband worked as a ..
In Store
Image of Harpoon Shell DUNIH 2021.1
Harpoon Shell
DUNIH 2021.1
Shell from a whaling harpoon, collected from Grytviken, South Georgia, Antarctica by donors Husband...
In Store
Image of 'Icing' Discovery near Port Lockroy DUNIH 2017.2.12
\'Icing\' Discovery near Port Lockroy
DUNIH 2017.2.12
Photograph, black and white showing Discovery near Port Lockroy replenishing her fresh water supply...
In Store
Image of Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station DUNIH 2017.2.11
Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station
DUNIH 2017.2.11
Photograph, black and white showing men preparing the whale at Grytviken Whaling Station, the bow of..
In Store
Image of Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station DUNIH 2017.2.11
Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station
DUNIH 2017.2.11
Photograph, black and white showing men preparing the whale at Grytviken Whaling Station, the bow of..
In Store
Image of Blue Whale on Flensing Plate at Grytviken Whaling Station DUNIH 2017.2.10
Blue Whale on Flensing Plate at Grytviken Whaling Station
DUNIH 2017.2.10
Photograph, black and white showing Blue Whale ready for flensing - this is where the skin and fat i..
In Store
Image of Capture of Fin Whale DUNIH 2017.2.9
Capture of Fin Whale
DUNIH 2017.2.9
Photograph, black and white showing Fin Whale in the water. Annotated with 'number 14' on ba..
In Store
Image of Capture of Blue Whale DUNIH 2017.2.8
Capture of Blue Whale
DUNIH 2017.2.8
Photograph, black and white showing firing from the stern of the ship at a Blue Whale in the water. ..
In Store
Image of Large Blue Whale seen from Discovery DUNIH 2017.2.7
Large Blue Whale seen from Discovery
DUNIH 2017.2.7
Photograph, black and white showing the stern of the ship and a Blue Whale in the water. Annotated w..
In Store
Image of Grytviken Whaling station, South Georgia DUNIH 2017.2.6
Grytviken Whaling station, South Georgia
DUNIH 2017.2.6
Photograph, black and white showing the Grytviken Whaling Station on South Georgia. Annotated with &..
In Store
Image of Decorated whale's eardrum DUNIH 2014.26.3
Decorated whale's eardrum
DUNIH 2014.26.3
Whale's eardrum painted to look like a pirate, using red, black and white paint. The donor broug..
In Store
Image of Carved Whale's tooth DUNIH 2014.26.2
Carved Whale's tooth
DUNIH 2014.26.2
Whale's tooth, a sperm whale's tooth carved into the shape of a penguin. The donor brought ..
In Store
Image of Whale's tooth DUNIH 2014.26.1
Whale's tooth
DUNIH 2014.26.1
Whale's tooth, from a sperm whale. The donor brought this back after spending a season in 1955 a..
In Store
Image of Book 'From Edinburgh to the Antarctic' DUNIH 2011.44
Book 'From Edinburgh to the Antarctic'
DUNIH 2011.44
Book, hardback with dark blue cover, entitled 'From Edinburgh to the Antarctic' by William G..
In Store
Image of Jaw bone of a fin whale DUNIH 2009.68
Jaw bone of a fin whale
DUNIH 2009.68
A section of a central portion of the left jawbone of a rorqual or fin whale from Arctic Ocean...
On Display
Image of Early exploding harpoon W 79.133.5
Early exploding harpoon
W 79.133.5
Whaling harpoon, iron;double shaft with two barbed swivelling hooks (now stuck) and explosive head. ..
In Store
Image of Notes and sketches made during two years on the "Discovery" Expedition 1925 - 1927 DUNIH 6
Notes and sketches made during two years on the "Discovery" Expedition 1925 - 1927
DUNIH 6
Booklet, by Eustace Rolfe Gunther (junior zoologist onboard the Discovery Oceanographic Expedition 1..
In Store
Image of Miniature whaling tool- Shaft with Hammer DUNIH 264.6
Miniature whaling tool- Shaft with Hammer
DUNIH 264.6
Tool, minature shaft with hammer whaling tool made of walrus ivory, part of a set of six tied togeth..
In Store
Image of Miniature whaling tool- Flat Spatula DUNIH 264.5
Miniature whaling tool- Flat Spatula
DUNIH 264.5
Tool, miniature flat spatula whaling tool made of walrus ivory, part of a set of six tied together w..
In Store
Image of Miniature whaling tool- Reeded Rod DUNIH 264.4
Miniature whaling tool- Reeded Rod
DUNIH 264.4
Tool, miniature reeded rod whaling tool made of walrus ivory, part of a set of six tied together wit..
In Store
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