Antique Whale Bone Pointing Hand Pendant with Thread Hole kneeling Much weathered but generally sound

Much weathered but generally sound and stable

it is beautifully made

With initials EMS scratched a number of times into the underside of the box

Open 9 1/2" x 4 1/8"

Antique Whale Bone Pointing Hand Pendant with Thread Hole kneeling Much weathered but generally sound(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