One of the surprising finds was the Whaling Museum in Maui.
Nestled amongst the high-rise resorts
was this excellent Museum. Small but jam-packed with information and artifacts
including the wonderful display of needlework implements.
I love the needlework
box, but the knitting needles, tatting shuttles, pincushions and more
are just beautiful.
Made of baleen, which is capable of being bent and made up corsets and such it’s
a sad indication of how important the whaling trade was in many facets of
society and industry. It’s such a optimistic view of humanity that we have
turned around, acknowledged the past and made positive steps forward, as whale
numbers increase and there are wonderful sanctuaries for these big creatures.
