Common minke whale this mistake during Foyn's whaling operations in the Varanger Fjord between 1868 and 1885." It has formerly been known as the little piked whale, the lesser or least rorqual, and the sharp-headed finner. American whalemen in the 19th century simply thought of them as "young finbacks" or a "Finback's calf", apparently under the impression that they were juveniles of their larger relative, the fin whale. They were also called zwergwal (German: "dwarf whale") or vågehval (Norwegian: "bay whale"). In Japan they are called koiwashi-kujira ("little sardine whale") or minku-kujira ("minke whale"). In Greenland they are known by the Danish name
Whale (sculpture) The whale's head and tail are elevated. The underside of its proper right flipper contains an unintelligible signature by the artist which may read "Harturck" or "Hartwick". The original cedar sculpture has since been replaced by a cast metal replica. The sculpture's condition was deemed "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in November 1993. It was administered by the City of Cannon Beach at that time. "Whale" has been included in at least one published guided tour, called "Oregon's Coast, Mountains, Columbia River Gorge and Wine". Whale (sculpture) Whale is an outdoor wooden sculpture of a