Needle Case

NA113

From: Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA113
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Bone
Description

Bone tube, alternating panels of concentric circles, crisscrossing line designs. Wooden plug at one end in the shape of an animal head.

Length 15 cm
Outside Diameter 1.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Miss G. E. Wiestling, 1904

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