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Skeletal Hand

It's a wonder all these ancient little pieces lasted so long.
Information
Artifact Spots:	The Backwoods (4-8%^[1]) The Beach (0.6%)
Monster Drops:	Haunted Skull (1.3%)
Other Sources:	Bone Node (0.8%)
Donation Reward:	Sloth Skeleton L
Sell Price:	data-sort-value="100 ">100g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Skeletal Hand, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Skeletal Hand - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Skeletal Hand is an Artifact that can be found by:

Digging up an Artifact Spot in the Backwoods or at The Beach.
Killing a Haunted Skull (1.3% drop chance).
Mining Bone Nodes on the Ginger Island Dig Site.
Purchasing one from Vincent's shop at the Desert Festival.
Gifted by a pet dog with max friendship.

Donation

Donation of this item contributes to the total count of donations for the Museum.

Donating this item, along with the Prehistoric Skull and Prehistoric Scapula, will reward the player with the Sloth Skeleton L statue.

Bone Mill

The Skeletal Hand can be turned into Quality Fertilizer, Speed-Gro, Deluxe Speed-Gro or Tree Fertilizer in the Bone Mill.

Gifting

Villager Reactions
Like	Dwarf • Penny
Dislike	Abigail • Alex • Caroline • Clint • Demetrius • Elliott • Emily • Evelyn • George • Gus • Haley • Harvey • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Krobus • Leah • Leo • Lewis • Linus • Marnie • Maru • Pam • Pierre • Robin • Sam • Sandy • Sebastian • Shane • Vincent • Willy • Wizard

Bundles

Skeletal Hand is not used in any bundles.

Recipes

Skeletal Hand is not used in any recipes.

Tailoring

Skeletal Hand is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with Cloth in the feed to create a Skeleton Shirt. It is a white dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with a dyeable clothing item in the feed.

Quests

"Fragments of the past": Gunther may make a request on the Special Orders board for 100 of any combination of bone items that must be gathered while the quest is active. You have 7 days to complete the quest. The reward is data-sort-value="3500">3,500g and the Bone Mill recipe.

References

↑ The chance of finding extra items in Artifact Spots is season-dependent. The maximum chance is in summer and fall. In winter, the chance is 50% less; in spring it is 6% less. See Artifact Spot for more information.

History

1.0: Introduced.
1.4: Fixed bug that prevented them from being found in artifact spots at the beach. Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be dropped by a Haunted Skull.
1.5: The Skeletal Hand can now be turned into Fertilizer in the Bone Mill. Artifacts are now liked by the Dwarf and Penny, disliked by all other NPCs.
1.6: Can now be purchased at Desert Festival.Can now be gifted by a pet dog with max friendship.

Artifacts
Artifacts	Amphibian Fossil • Anchor • Ancient Doll • Ancient Drum • Ancient Seed • Ancient Sword • Arrowhead • Bone Flute • Chewing Stick • Chicken Statue • Chipped Amphora • Dinosaur Egg • Dried Starfish • Dwarf Gadget • Dwarf Scroll I • Dwarf Scroll II • Dwarf Scroll III • Dwarf Scroll IV • Dwarvish Helm • Elvish Jewelry • Glass Shards • Golden Mask • Golden Relic • Nautilus Fossil • Ornamental Fan • Palm Fossil • Prehistoric Handaxe • Prehistoric Rib • Prehistoric Scapula • Prehistoric Skull • Prehistoric Tibia • Prehistoric Tool • Prehistoric Vertebra • Rare Disc • Rusty Cog • Rusty Spoon • Rusty Spur • Skeletal Hand • Skeletal Tail • Strange Doll (green) • Strange Doll (yellow) • Trilobite

[artifact_extra-1] The chance of finding extra items in Artifact Spots is season-dependent. The maximum chance is in summer and fall. In winter, the chance is 50% less; in spring it is 6% less. See Artifact Spot for more information.

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 {{Infobox artifact
 |image     = Skeletal Hand.png
-|as    = <ul><li>[[The Beach]] (1%)</li><li>[[Backwoods]]</li></ul><ul><li>[[Haunted Skull]] drop (?%)</li></ul>
+|as    =
+* The [[Backwoods]] (4-8%<ref name="artifact_extra" />)
+* [[The Beach]] (0.6%)
 |sellprice = 100
-|dr        = {{name|Sloth Skeleton L}}
+|dr        = {{Name|Sloth Skeleton L}}
+|md        = {{Name|Haunted Skull|1.3%}}
+|os        = {{Name|Bone Node 1|0.8%}}
 }}
-The '''Skeletal Hand''' is an [[Artifacts|Artifact]] that can be found by digging up an [[Artifact Spot]] at [[The Beach]] or in the [[Backwoods]]. It can also be dropped by a [[Haunted Skull]] in the mines.
+The '''Skeletal Hand''' is an [[Artifacts|Artifact]] that can be found by:
+* Digging up an [[Artifact Spot]] in the [[Backwoods]] or at [[The Beach]].
+* Killing a [[Haunted Skull]] (1.3% drop chance).
+* Mining [[Mining#Bone Node|Bone Nodes]] on the [[Ginger Island]] Dig Site.
+* Purchasing one from [[Vincent]]'s [[Desert Festival#Villager Shops|shop]] at the [[Desert Festival]].
+* Gifted by a [[Animals#Pets|pet]] dog with max [[Animals#Friendship|friendship]].
 ==Donation==
-Donation of this item contributes to the total count of donations at the [[Museum]].
+Donation of this item contributes to the total count of donations for the [[Museum]].
 Donating this item, along with the [[Prehistoric Skull]] and [[Prehistoric Scapula]], will reward the player with the [[Sloth Skeleton|Sloth Skeleton L]] statue.
+==Bone Mill==
+The Skeletal Hand can be turned into [[Quality Fertilizer]], [[Speed-Gro]], [[Deluxe Speed-Gro]] or [[Tree Fertilizer]] in the [[Bone Mill]].
 ==Gifting==
 {{GiftsByItem
-|hate=Robin,Demetrius,Maru,Sebastian,Linus,Pierre,Caroline,Abigail,Alex,George,Evelyn,Lewis,Clint,Penny,Pam,Emily,Haley,Jas,Vincent,Jodi,Kent,Sam,Leah,Shane,Marnie,Elliott,Gus,Dwarf,Wizard,Harvey,Sandy,Willy,Krobus
+|like=Dwarf,Penny
+|dislike=Robin,Demetrius,Maru,Sebastian,Linus,Pierre,Caroline,Abigail,Alex,George,Evelyn,Lewis,Clint,Pam,Emily,Haley,Jas,Vincent,Jodi,Kent,Sam,Leah,Shane,Marnie,Elliott,Gus,Wizard,Harvey,Sandy,Willy,Krobus,Leo
 }}
 ==Bundles==
-It is not used in any [[Bundles|bundles]].
+Skeletal Hand is not used in any [[bundles]].
 ==Recipes==
-It is not used in any recipes.
+Skeletal Hand is not used in any recipes.
 ==Tailoring==
-It is used in the spool of the [[Sewing Machine]] to create the [[Tailoring|Skeleton Shirt]].
+Skeletal Hand is used in the spool of the [[2 Willow Lane#Sewing Machine|Sewing Machine]] with [[Cloth]] in the feed to create a {{Name|Shirt014|link=Tailoring{{!}}Skeleton Shirt|class=inline}}. It is a white dye when used in the spool of the Sewing Machine with a dyeable clothing item in the feed.
 ==Quests==
-It is not used in any [[Quests|quests]].
+*[[Quests#Fragments of the past|"Fragments of the past"]]: [[Gunther]] may make a request on the [[Quests#List of Special Orders|Special Orders board]] for 100 of any combination of bone items that must be gathered while the quest is active. You have 7 days to complete the quest. The reward is {{Price|3500}} and the [[Bone Mill]] recipe.
+==References==
+<references>
+<ref name="artifact_extra">The chance of finding extra items in Artifact Spots is season-dependent.  The maximum chance is in summer and fall.  In winter, the chance is 50% less; in spring it is 6% less.  See [[Artifact Spot]] for more information.</ref>
+</references>
 ==History==
-{{history|1.0|Introduced.}}
+{{History|1.0|Introduced.}}
-{{history|1.4|Fixed bug that prevented them from being found in artifact spots at the beach.  Can now be used in Tailoring.}}
+{{History|1.4|Fixed bug that prevented them from being found in [[Artifact Spot|artifact spots]] at the [[The Beach|beach]].  Can now be used in [[Tailoring]]. Can be dropped by a [[Haunted Skull]].}}
+{{History|1.5|The Skeletal Hand can now be turned into [[Fertilizer]] in the [[Bone Mill]]. [[Artifacts]] are now liked by the [[Dwarf]] and [[Penny]], disliked by all other NPCs.}}
+{{History|1.6|Can now be purchased at [[Desert Festival]].Can now be gifted by a [[Animals#Pets|pet]] dog with max [[Animals#Friendship|friendship]].}}
 {{NavboxArtifacts}}
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 [[ja:手のホネ]]
 [[ko:손 뼈]]
-[[hu:Csontváz kéz]]
+[[hu:Csontvázkéz]]
 [[pt:Mão de esqueleto]]
 [[ru:Рука скелета]]
 [[tr:İskelet Eli]]
 [[zh:手部骨骼]]