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Object Number
93-14-10/49714
Display Title
Needle case
Descriptions
Object Description
Needle cases. One with needle inside. Leather thimble, awl and bird attached to case.
Inventory Description
Carved ivory container, leather fringe with ivory ornaments, ivory stopper
Classification
- Bag
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms
Arctic highlands
Materials
Ivory, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 33.1 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm (13 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49714
Provenance
Collector
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
(1892)
Donor
Donated by
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
(1893)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93-14-10/49714.1 | Ivory needle case |
Bag
|
Greenland
| |
| 45-28-10/27702 | Ivory needle case w/ ivory & copper needles, reamers, thimble & toggles attached |
Container
|
North Slope Burough
| |
| 88-51-10/49986 | Needle cases |
Pouch
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50144 | Ivory needle cases-carved, carved, adorned walrus heads |
Needle case
|
Alaska
| |
| 04-28-10/63563 | Ivory needle cases |
Raw Material
Container |
Alaska
| |
| 07-47-10/72348 | Ivory needle case |
Container
Raw Material |
North Slope Burough
| |
| 88-51-10/50044.3 | Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, carved grooves, incised & pigmented bands |
Needle case
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50044.2 | Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, incised & pigmented geomteric design |
Needle case
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50044.4 | Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, incised & pigmented geometric design |
Needle case
|
Alaska
| |
| 21-14-10/87677 | Needle case and copper needle (thimble?) |
Needle case
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 13-52-10/87962 | Bone tubes (needle cases) |
Tube
|
North Slope Burough
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 04-28-10/63562 | Needle cases |
Raw Material
Container Shaft, modified |
Alaska
|