Serpent and Staff Crochet hook

This hook is made from whale rib bone. The bone had been dug out of the riverbank on the Columbia River. The hook is 6.25 inches long and a size C (2.75mm). The serpent and staff is a common theme in scrimshanding and Colonial/ Fur Trade art in the US and older a theme in Europe and the Mediteranian.

It happens to be one of my favorite themes to carve when I take the time to make a hook. All the detail was shaped using files and a small hand drill. Yes, jeweler files and a short flat file are my friends.

The item is available for purchase.