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Inlaid Bodkin

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

This decorative scrimshaw bodkin is a tool used in sewing. The point of the instrument is used for punching holes into leather, or drawing a cord through a loop. This bodkin is carved from ivory and inlaid with tropical wood.

Date:
c. 1860
Dimensions:
Width: 7/16" Length: 4"

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