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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0073   CAS 0005-0073; Needle
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Needle
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1800s
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Ivory needle tapered at one end and blunt at other; Hole carved in blunt end, slightly curved in form.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.8, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 8.3