Title

Hand Pointer

Mediumwhale ivory, whale skeletal bone, silver

Dimensions3/4 × 1/2 × 29 7/8 in. (1.9 × 1.3 × 75.9 cm)

Object number1948.30.257

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionLightweight tapered panbone shaft, the foreshaft portion stained brown (now very mottled, with losses); whale ivory finial (pointer) full-round carved in the form of a pointing right hand with index finger extended, shirt cuff with silver inlay buttons; a silver through-drilled pin fastener.

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