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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-65813, described as Ivory tube broadened by a ridge on each side at one end with a small knob on each side, incised design. Wooden plug blocks rounded end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1648, described as Made from wingbone of large waterfowl, wood. Incised and darkened encircling bands and cross-hatching. Fish head shaped wood stopper (other stopper missing).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-6758, described as Made from wingbone of large water fowl.
Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1490, described as With pendant small carvings including miniature ivory skin scraper, ivory thimble holder, 2 animals and 1 animal head. Ornaments attached to rawhide cord which goes through center of case. Ivory case has circle and dot design.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1489, described as With pendant ornaments and canine teeth. Ivory case has 2 stylized seal heads at one end and sealskin cord passed through center.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1645, described as Made from wingbone of large waterfowl. Reddish incised encircling bands. Wood stopper in shape of fishtail (other stopper missing).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1589, described as Made of ivory, with incised and darkened cross-hatching, wood plug and wood fishtail-shaped stopper.
Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1588, described as Made of ivory, with incised and darkened encircling bands with rectangle-like boxes. Stoppers are red-stained wood fish head and tail.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-1618, described as Made of bird bone (wingbone of large waterfowl), incised and darkened encircling bands and crosshatching. Both stoppers missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-7065, described as Made of ivory. Inset wood plug at one end, carved wood fish head at other end. Rawhide thong attached to hole in base.

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