19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand lattice And then "Viola" humbly written

And then "Viola" humbly written in pencil at lower left

a loose drawing from the partial 1783 notebook of an Alexander

minor dings and a few white paint spots here and there (the paint seems like it could be scraped off if desired)

like the angel on one shoulder in a cartoon

19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand lattice And then "Viola" humbly writtenAnother 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