bodkin

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS - BODKINS
marad; scrimshaw
bone; shell
overall: 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.

Scrimshawed ivory bodkin, tapered point, handle flat and pierced with circle, heart and cross, surmounted by crown, 17 inlaid mother-of-pearl circles on both sides, 2 missing from both sides.

1976.152