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Object Number
88-51-10/50180
Display Title
Bodkin and needle case
Descriptions
Object Description
Bodkin and needle case
Inventory Description
Needle case, fur, sewn fishskin flap, rolled and tied with fur/skin cord
Classification
- Textileworking
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
<County>
/
St. Michael
Additional Geographic Terms
Norton Sound
Materials
Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 28.4 x 5.5 x 8.9 cm (11 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50180 & Bodkin & needle\case Alaska
Provenance
Collector
Lucien M. Turner
(1876)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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