Antique Carved Bone Make Do Back Scratcher little dolls cut in two places to

cut in two places to overlap

Over the bottom third a cream glaze has been added

vessel is 1 5/8" in diameter

I'm not entirely certain the identities of the historic

these clearly are red dyed

Antique Carved Bone Make Do Back Scratcher little dolls cut in two places toI've seen some pretty fancy antique carved ivory and bone back scratchers, but this more crudely carved one suits me more, including for the fact that it seems likely a make do creation, with the wooden handle looking to have been repurposed from something else. The hand is very firmly inserted into to the post though, and has clearly been for a very long time, with what looks to be some very old, encrusted sting wrapped just below. To my eye a