055 ivory bodkin
Identification number: 055
Object: Bodkin
Material: Ivory
Artist: unknown
Date: c. 19th Century
Length: 4 1/4 10.7 cm
Width: 3/4 1.8 cm
Pigment: Red Pigment: in eyes and mouth of serpent
Tool used: knife
Design description: - Tapered shaft has carved serpent turning twice around head, looping up around and back to form a closed loop
Condition: good, somewhat dirty, slight warp in shaft
Cleaned 7 June 1999
Other notes:
Location: Box #3
Cataloged by Judith N. Lund
29 March 1999
