One of usually five articulated digits at the end of the tetrapod hand

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Three figures of the upper arm (above); two figures of the hand showing bones and tendons (below). Red-chalk drawing with ink, 17th century.

A man sticks a finger with a condom into the mouth of a woman while putting the nose of the woman also wearing a condom into his mouth representing a safe form of sex; an advertisement for an AIDS Benefit musica event entitled 'Let's Play Safe' on 5th May 1987 at Diskothek U4, Meidling [Vienna] by the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph, 1987.

The young Christ lectures the doctors of the Temple. Engraving by E. Rouargue.

Saint Thomas puts his finger into Christ's wounded side. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner.

The bones of the human fingers. Photograph of X-ray attributed to L. Ropner, 1897.

Saint Thomas, holding a book, touches Christ's lacerated side. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after L. Eusebi after A. van der Werff.

Cross-sections of hands and fingers and amputations of fingers. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.

Saint Thomas the Apostle puts his finger in the lance wound of the risen Christ. Etching by G. de Lairesse.

The bones of the human fingers, wearing a finger ring. Photograph of X-ray attributed to L. Ropner, 1897.

The bones of the hand of Mrs F. Bridgeman, wearing a finger ring, showing a broken wrist. Photograph of X-ray, 1911.

Die Behandlung der steifen Finger / von Otto Thilo.

Über ein Enchondrom in den Weichteilen des Fingers ... / vorgelegt von Wolf Frank.

The finger book : sex, behaviour, and disease revealed in the fingers / John T. Manning.

Pes Cavus and 'clawfoot' of obscure and various origin. Aran-Duchenne hand and 'main-en-griffe'. 'Hammertoes' (and 'Hammer-fingers') [Digits]

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Fingers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Fingers

Works from the collections

Die Behandlung der steifen Finger / von Otto Thilo.

Über ein Enchondrom in den Weichteilen des Fingers ... / vorgelegt von Wolf Frank.

The finger book : sex, behaviour, and disease revealed in the fingers / John T. Manning.

The bones of the human fingers. Photograph of X-ray attributed to L. Ropner, 1897.

Pes Cavus and 'clawfoot' of obscure and various origin. Aran-Duchenne hand and 'main-en-griffe'. 'Hammertoes' (and 'Hammer-fingers') [Digits]

Fingers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Fingers

Works from the collections

Die Behandlung der steifen Finger / von Otto Thilo.

Über ein Enchondrom in den Weichteilen des Fingers ... / vorgelegt von Wolf Frank.

The finger book : sex, behaviour, and disease revealed in the fingers / John T. Manning.

The bones of the human fingers. Photograph of X-ray attributed to L. Ropner, 1897.

Pes Cavus and 'clawfoot' of obscure and various origin. Aran-Duchenne hand and 'main-en-griffe'. 'Hammertoes' (and 'Hammer-fingers') [Digits]

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