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Object Number 26-63-40/E3225
Display Title Netting needle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Needle, carved bone, curved piece with hook at one end, slit prong in center
Classification
  • Needle
  • Shoe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sámi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Sápmi
Additional Geographic Terms Sápmi
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 23.6 x 2 x 0.6 cm (9 5/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object E-3225
Provenance
Collector Dr. Martin Luther (1926)

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