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Needle case

Maker
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
Dimensions4.5 × 1.8 × 24.5 cm (width x depth x length)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Textileworking T&E - Needleworking Equipment
CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Inuvialuit
Geocultural Area Western Arctic
Origin Mackenzie River area, Northwest Territories, Canada
Object NumberM12164
DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of the Natural History Society of Montreal

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