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Object Number 93-1-10/49950
Display Title Netting needles of wood
Descriptions
Object Description Netting needles of wood. Used for sewing nets.
Inventory Description Netting needles, carved wood, tong-like ends, perforated
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 25.1 x 2 x 1.1 cm (9 7/8 x 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 49950
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Donor Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (01/01/1893)

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