NZD1.00299FAU001: whale baleen. Baleen was used to make umbrella and parasol spokes, and also used in corsets and hoop skirts. Dated: 1300 – 1700. Dimensions: 370 x 240 mm. Location: Nieuwebrug, Damrak. © Department of Monuments and Archaeology, municipality of Amsterdam, Harold Strak & Willem van Zoetendaal