10 Images of Hand-Like Structures

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http://www.napavalley.edu/people/cross-ibarra/Documents/NVCh15.pdf
Amoeba psuedopodia act as hands used to entrap materials or organisms.

 
http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/15559814/Con-razon-nunca-sacas-un-peluche.html
The toy claw is also similar to the human hand function of grabbing.
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Fly swatters act as extensions of the human palm.
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Excavator arms act as a larger human hands to lift materials.

http://designyoutrust.com/2011/08/frog-on-a-string/
Frogs have appendages with similar functions to human hands (e.g grasping, holding, etc.)
http://www.almalerforretning.dk/side.asp?Id=124379
Paint brushes replace human fingers in order to create strokes on surfaces.

http://www.pinterest.com/grizzlygrizz/studio-inspiration/
Basic cutlery also acts as alternatives for human hands by picking or scooping up food.

bigstockphoto_baseball_glove_364389.s600x600.gifBaseball gloves are basically extensions of the human hand but with the index and thumb adjoined.
http://www.pinterest.com/suzanneoswalt/water-mills-water-wheels/
Mills (although out-dated) have wheels similar to turbines that imitate the turning action of the human hand.
http://degrassi.wikia.com/wiki/File:Tin_bucket_ice_bucket2.jpg
Buckets imitate the act of holding or containing.