Needle Case

Needle Case Lid

Belt Hook

42044

From: Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name O-Yam-Ik
Object Number 42044
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Mammoth Ivory
Technique Incised
Description

Needle case, cap and hook. Oyamik. Mammoth ivory. Fusiform case with three bands of incised decoration. Cap of shako form. Needle hook with 'whale's tail' end.

Length 14.45 cm
Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899
Other Number 794 - Field No SF

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