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Object Number
88-51-10/50044.5
Display Title
Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, incised & pigmented geometric design
Descriptions
Object Description
Needle case, tubular bone or ivory, incised & pigmented geometric design
Inventory Description
Needle case, tubular bone/ivory, incised and pigmented geometric design, wood p
Classification
- Needle case
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bristol Bay
Materials
Bone?, Ivory?
Dimensions
Overall: 15.2 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm (6 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50044 / 38424[crossed out] / B.L.; 88-51-10/50044.5
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(?)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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