Needle case

Museum number:
2-5869
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020005869
Alternate number:
x-959 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Object count:
1
Description:
Needle case, made of walrus ivory. Archaeological. Carving of a woman. Stopper in top of head.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Cavia, Seward Peninsula, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Seward Peninsula; Cavia
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
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
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 13 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson, plate XLIV:45.
Loans:
S1938-1939 #1: Golden Gate International Exposition (February 14, 1939–October 11, 1940)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Needle case, accession number 2-5869, described as Needle case, made of walrus ivory. Archaeological. Carving of a woman. Stopper in top of head.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Needle case, accession number 2-5869, described as Needle case, made of walrus ivory. Archaeological. Carving of a woman. Stopper in top of head.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-5869, described as Needle case, made of walrus ivory. Archaeological. Carving of a woman. Stopper in top of head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-5869, described as Needle case, made of walrus ivory. Archaeological. Carving of a woman. Stopper in top of head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Needle case, accession number 2-5869, described as Needle case, made of walrus ivory. Archaeological. Carving of a woman. Stopper in top of head.

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