Needle Case

41312

From: Alaska | Nuwuk | Point Barrow Region

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name O-Yam-Ik
Object Number 41312
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Nuwuk | Point Barrow Region
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Walrus Ivory
Technique Engraved
Description

Engraved; cylindrical, with cap of knob of cloth. O-yam-ik. Walrus ivory. To this needle case belongs the attached belt-hook and thimble holder, numbered separately,

Length 15.24 cm
Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899
Other Number 62 - Field No SF

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