scrimshaws

一种小型装饰性手工艺品,通过雕刻或蚀刻骨头(原为鲸骨或鲸牙)、象牙或其他材料制成,旧时由捕鲸船上的水手在漫长航程中消磨时间而制作。

A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.

制作小型装饰性手工艺品的工艺,即雕刻或蚀刻骨头、象牙或其他材料,旧时由捕鲸船上的水手在漫长航程中消磨时间而进行。

The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.