Needle case

Museum number:
2-7117
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020007117
Alternate number:
3 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.128
Description:
Made of ivory, with sealskin cord through center. Bunch of charm carvings, canine teeth (26 pieces), pendant from cord. Carvings include miniature animals and tools.
Donor:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection date:
1889-1904
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute) and Needle cases
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
7.8 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Needle case, accession number 2-7117, described as Made of ivory, with sealskin cord through center. Bunch of charm carvings, canine teeth (26 pieces), pendant from cord. Carvings include miniature animals and tools.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Needle case, accession number 2-7117, described as Made of ivory, with sealskin cord through center. Bunch of charm carvings, canine teeth (26 pieces), pendant from cord. Carvings include miniature animals and tools.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-7117, described as Made of ivory, with sealskin cord through center. Bunch of charm carvings, canine teeth (26 pieces), pendant from cord. Carvings include miniature animals and tools.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-7117, described as Made of ivory, with sealskin cord through center. Bunch of charm carvings, canine teeth (26 pieces), pendant from cord. Carvings include miniature animals and tools.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-7117, described as Made of ivory, with sealskin cord through center. Bunch of charm carvings, canine teeth (26 pieces), pendant from cord. Carvings include miniature animals and tools.

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