Needle Case

NA4378.2

From: Alaska | Point Hope

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA4378.2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Hope
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Bone
Description

Ivory needle case (.1) with a hide strap. Tooth tied to one end of the hide with the other end splitting into 3 sections with an ivory hook, a gray point and an ivory point (.2) attached.

Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Arctic: Point Hope Region; William Blair Van Valin, 1919
Other Number 317 - Field No SF

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