Double-Ended Tool

Mediumbone

Dimensions7/8 × 5 in. (2.2 × 12.7 cm)

Object number1998.45.2

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionCarved bone tool which is either a double scoop or a balance scale: the center panel is relief carved on one side with human hands and on the other side with recumbent dogs, with a scoop full-round-carved on each end, with a ridge of relief-carved ropework along the top; incised markings on the side may be intended as letters or numerals.

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