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Needle case
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsWritten in ink on object: 1641, Esquimaux Needlecase, McKenzie R., R. R. McFarlane Written on thimble guard: 2949
Date
1850-1857
Medium / Technique
Ivory, glass bead, sealskin and sinew
Carved, cut, glued and assembled
Carved, cut, glued and assembled
Dimensions4.5 × 1.8 × 24.5 cm (width x depth x length)
Geocultural Area
Western Arctic
Origin
Mackenzie River area, Northwest Territories, Canada
Object NumberM12164
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of the Natural History Society of Montreal
Status
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