Star bodkin

Mediumwhale ivory

Dimensions4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Object number1948.30.150

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionWhale ivory, fid-form shaft and point, rounded octagonal foreshaft in two sections, flanked and separated by octagonal architectonic elements (three), surmounted by a flat-top pommel carved in the form of an eight-pointed star. Significantly warped. Red tag #1807.

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