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Start Over Object name Needle case Donor Benjamin Bristol Donor Alaska Commercial Company Taxon Odobenus rosmarus

1. Needle case

Museum number:
2-4156
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Needle cases
Function:
1.5 Household
Dimensions:
length 9.5 centimeters
Collector:
unknown
Collection place:
Alaska
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus

2. Needle case

Museum number:
2-4160
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Needle cases
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:
length 11.1 centimeters
Collector:
unknown
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus

3. Needle case

Museum number:
2-5869
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Needle cases
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 13 centimeters
Collector:
unknown
Collection place:
Cavia, Seward Peninsula, Nome Borough
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus