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Object Number
13-52-10/87962
Display Title
Bone tubes (needle cases)
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone tubes (needle cases)
Inventory Description
Tube, carved ivory, tubular, squared, broken, burnt
Classification
- Tube
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Borough
Additional Geographic Terms
Point Barrow
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87962
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson
(1911-1912)
Donor
John B. Stetson, Jr.
(1913)
Donor
Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson
(1913)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50082 | One snuff tube and two needle cases of bone |
Textileworking
|
Alaska
|
| 13-52-10/88518 | Bone cylinder, needle case |
Tube
|
North Slope Borough
|
| 13-52-10/88519 | Broken (needle case ?) |
Tube
|
North Slope Borough
|
| 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
|
| 94-57-10/R113 | Needle case, bone and pigment. Hollow bone tube, slightly notched on both ends. |
Needle case
|
Point Barrow
|
|
Media Restricted
| 04-28-10/63562 | Needle cases |
Container
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
Alaska
|
| 94-57-10/R114 | Bone needle case. Hollow tube decorated with black engravings. |
Needle case
|
Point Barrow
|
| 47-72-70/2730 | Bamboo tube with burned designs |
Tube
|
Papua New Guinea
|
| 88-51-10/50147.1 | Snuff tubes-segmented carving |
Accessory
|
Alaska
|
| 88-51-10/50147.2 | Snuff tubes-segmented carving |
Accessory
|
Alaska
|
| 88-51-10/50044.3 | Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, carved grooves, incised & pigmented bands |
Needle case
|
Alaska
|