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Object Number 69-30-10/1975
Display Title Netting needles
Descriptions
Object Description Charm or ornament. Netting needles for making nets that go through ice.
Inventory Description Needle, carved ivory, perforated, noded end
Classification
  • Needle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 18.6 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm (7 5/16 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1975
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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