Catching Whales (detail)
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A dead whale is shown being flensed as smoke rises from the onboard tryworks in the background.
Photo: Steven Darby
(Canadian Museum of Civilization, C-18)

Blubber hook
U.S.A.
Used to lift blankets of blubber away from a whale's carcass so that they could be cut into more manageable pieces.
Photo: Steven Darby
(Canadian Museum of Civilization, H-70)

Flensing knife without pole handle
Used to separate the blubber from a whale's flesh. Marked "G.B. Hilger".
(Canadian Museum of Civilization, H-150)

Cutting spade without handle
U.S.A.
Used to cut the blubber of a whale carcass to facilitate its removal.
(Canadian Museum of Civilization, H-149)