Needle Case

NA542

From: Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA542
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Ivory
Description

Cylindrical piece of bone, one end flares out slightly. Piece of wood is inserted into the flared end, a metal head is inserted into the opposite end.

Length 12.5 cm
Credit Line Alaska Ethnological Expedition, George Byron Gordon, 1905

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