Dipper handle

DateCirca 1833-1876

Mediumwood, whale ivory, coconut shell, non-ferrous metal

Dimensions1 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (4.4 × 31.8 cm)

Object number1979.48.20.5

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionHandle for a coconut-shell dipper: slightly curved, slightly ovate wooden shaft tapering to round (cylindrical); whale ivory tip with a loop to accommodate a hook or lanyard, fastened with a non-ferrous metal pin; the plain whale ivory mounting flange and cylindrical shank is fastened to the shaft with a non-ferrous metal pin, and with three non-ferrous metal pins to a fragment of the original coconut-shell bowl.Provenancedonors are grandchildren of Captain Albert Alexander Thomas, the maker of the scrimshaw.

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