Needle

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Date created: 1985

Culture/People: Owens Valley Paiute
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1923 from an unknown source using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Big Pine, Big Pine Reservation; Inyo County; California; USA

See related items: Owens Valley Paiute; Sewing Tools and Equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/8032
Barcode: 118032.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment

Object Name: Needle
Media/Materials: Cactus spine, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Modeled
Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608bb8e79-fbfd-4614-bdc9-703bc283d477

Record ID: NMAI_126088