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Implement of bone. Belt hook for needle case.
Implement of bone. Belt hook for needle case.
Object Number 67-9-10/158
Display Title Implement of bone. Belt hook for needle case.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Belt hook, carved ivory, incised and pigmented, perforated, leather fragment
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Ivory, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 1.3 x 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 158
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Boston Athenaeum (1867)

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