Thimble holder

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Marks or LabelsLabel, handwritten with ink: "Thimble holder on end of needlecase / Copper Eskimos"

Date 1900-1915

Medium / Technique Bone; sinew

Dimensions2.2 x 8 x 0.5 cm

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Textileworking T&E - Needleworking Equipment

CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Inuinnaq

Origin Coronation Gulf and Victoria Island area, Nunavut, Canada

Geocultural Area Central Arctic

Object NumberME982X.94

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of J. J. O'Neill

Status

Not on view

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