Pierced-work netting needle

Date19th Century

Mediumwhale ivory

Dimensions5/8 × 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (1.6 × 0.3 × 11.4 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.928

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionFishermen's small netting needle, daintily carved out of whale ivory with simple pierced-work and scaloped ornaments

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19th Century

19th Century

19th Century

Komoneseok, Billy "Billiken" (same as Billy Kamoneseok)

Cornell, Frederick P. - attributed

ca. 1853-1860

19th Century

19th Century

19th Century

19th Century

19th Century

19th Century