Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Prim Media Primary media for this item. 240 DescriptionEN English Description Humpback Whale vertebral plate. The shore whaling in Barbados started in 1867, primarily hunting humpback whales, which were known to frequent Barbados’ waters in the early part of each year as they migrate from the colder Northern waters of the Atlantic to warmer, Southern climates to mate and calve. The vertebral plate here is from a humpback whale captured in the early 1900s. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Humpback Whale vertebral plate. The shore whaling in Barbados started in 1867, primarily hunting humpback whales, which were known to frequent Barbados’ waters in the early part of each year as they migrate from the colder Northern waters of the Atlantic to warmer, Southern climates to mate and calve. The vertebral plate here is from a humpback whale captured in the early 1900s. Title A name given to the resource Whale Vertebrae plate Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1912 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 6034 Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,13.084317,-59.600278; Subject The topic of the resource CULTURAL HERITAGE Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Barbados Museum and Historical Society