Needle Case

NA4107

From: Canada | Coronation Gulf

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA4107
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Canada | Coronation Gulf
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Bone | Leather | Fiber
Description

Bone tube with one side flattened and the other curved. The curved side has carved bands of parallel lines. The flat side is undecorated. Strip of hide inside. Long, curved bone associated with one end carved with notches at the sides. Perforation at notched end with plant fiber cord and hide.

Length 12 cm
Width 2.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Joseph Bernard; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1915

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