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Object Number 67-9-10/146
Display Title Ornament. Needle case of walrus ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Needle case, incised ivory cylinder, ivory tinklers, leather cord
Classification
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm (12 3/16 x 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 146
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Boston Athenaeum (1867)

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