19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand Jesus on cross and while the binding is

and while the binding is shot and most of the pages loose

which looks to have been cut from a cigar box

located in an old cotton mill in North Adams

toe nails painted too

some animals (looking like cats to me) below

19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand Jesus on cross and while the binding isAnother 19th century sailor whaler made bone bodkin with a hand at the opposite end, which I purchased from a longtime dealer of antique maritime objects. This a diminutive one, just a hair longer than 2 inches, which to me makes the carving of this pointing hand, whalebone I believe, seem all the more amazing. With nicely carved bands and stars characteristic of these, and a sharp point at the opposite end, useful for piercing fabric or pushing