Antique Whale Bone Pointing Hand Pendant with Thread Hole antique birch box and with a bit of

and with a bit of Frankenstein and foreshadowing of AI wrapped up in it

as if just floating

6 1/8" x 6 1/4"

whch is how I will send it

from when ashtrays were considered design objects

Antique Whale Bone Pointing Hand Pendant with Thread Hole antique birch box and with a bit of(First photo is a composite, showing both sides.) Carved as a pendant, but a ladies tool as well, with a small opening created by the wrapped fingers of the hand, large enough to run a thread or thin cord through, with the extended finger then useful for pulling that thread or cord through a seam or hole. Sailor whaler made I believe, of whalebone, 19th century. Quite a nice thing to wear around one's neck now. 1 7 8" long, very good antique