00.200.768
Title

toggle handle

DateCirca 1900
Mediumhide, wood
Dimensions14 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (36.8 × 3.2 cm)
Object number00.200.768
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked piece of deer or caribou antler with chisel-shaped end fitted into a wood pole (cut off) and wrapped with baleen. The handle has an attached rawhide cord. The handle appears to be a toggle handle to operate a sled brake.
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