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LARGE WHALE IVORY BODKIN with MONKEY FIST TOP, Mid-19th

LARGE WHALE IVORY BODKIN with MONKEY FIST TOP, Mid-19th
LARGE WHALE IVORY BODKIN with MONKEY FIST TOP, Mid-19th
LARGE WHALE IVORY BODKIN with MONKEY FIST TOP, Mid-19th
InformationWHALE IVORY BODKIN WITH MONKEY FIST TOP American, Mid-19th Century The bodkinn is beautifully carved and Inlaid. The top of the bodkin has a monkey fist head knot. Tapered shaft has incised rings flanking a band of geometric tourtoise shell inlay. (BD5006) Condition The bodkin has a deep mellow patina with a few minor age cracks. Dimension: Length 5 1/4 inches Provenance: John Rinaldi, Kennebunkport, Maine, Catalog 27, 1994, Lot #63. The Collection of Paul Vardeman."
Mid-19th