Needle case ?

Museum number:

2-5927

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21020005927

Alternate number:

x-2120 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.167

Description:

Wingbone of waterfowl with encircling bands. Might be snufftube but short.

Donor:

Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections

Collection place:

Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska

Verbatim coll. place:

Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea

Culture or time period:

Alaskan Eskimo

Collector:

unknown

Collection date:

1898

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Needle cases

Function:

5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories

Accession date:

1904

Context of use:

for inhaling snuff tobacco

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

length 6.8 centimeters

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