For centuries, people have traveled the seas exploring new territories, engaging in trade, fishing, and whaling. Mariners spent long periods of time confined to a ship surrounded by the sea. To pass the time during slow periods and calm seas, sailors adapted their varied skill sets to a number of handicrafts. Using their imagination, men transformed materials such as wood, bone, and rope into a variety of folk art.From Ship to Shore: Nautical Arts from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park features nineteenth- and early twentieth-century sea-inspired artifacts. Masthead ornaments, scrimshaw, fancy ropework, ships-in-bottles, shadowbox half-models, a hand-painted sea chest, and a whalebone chair are some of the many objects on display.
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