Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Harvey L. Hill (Harvey Alonzo Hill, 1861-1956, an antique dealer in San Francisco, California) in 1947.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Yup'ik (Yupik) or Iñupiaq (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Harvey L. Hill (Harvey Alonzo Hill/H. L. Hill), Non-Indian, 1861-1956
- Seller
- Harvey L. Hill (Harvey Alonzo Hill/H. L. Hill), Non-Indian, 1861-1956
- Object Name
- Needle and needle case
- Media/Materials
- Ivory
- Techniques
- Incised, carved
- Object Type
- Sewing Tools and Equipment
