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Object Number
88-51-10/50044.1
Display Title
Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, incised & pigmented geomteric design, inlaid
Descriptions
Object Description
Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, incised & pigmented geomteric design, inlaid plugs at center of designs
Inventory Description
Needle case, tubular bone/ivory, incised and pigmented geomteric design, inlaid
Classification
- Needle case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Big Lake Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bristol Bay
Materials
Bone?, Ivory?
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (3 15/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50044; 36766 [crossed out] / Alaska; 88-51-10/50044.1
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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