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Object Number
88-51-10/50149
Display Title
Needle case-incised linear design and X's
Descriptions
Object Description
Needle case-incised linear design and X's
Inventory Description
Needle case, ivory, tubular, wood plug one end, incised/pigmented linear desig
Classification
- Needle case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Kuigpagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Yukon River
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm (4 11/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50149; 38179 [crossed out], Yukon
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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