19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand Jesus on cross and I think pretty fabulous

and I think pretty fabulous still

some animals (looking like cats to me) below

toe nails painted too

just inserted

19th Century Scrimshaw Bodkin with Pointing Hand Jesus on cross and I think pretty fabulousAnother 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