Needle case

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Date created: 1900-1920

Culture/People: Tuscarora
Previous owner: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969
Donor: Agnes S. Fogg, Non-Indian, 1885-1969

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Agnes S. Fogg (1885-1969, a personal friend of George Gustav Heye) for MAI from an unknown source in 1951.
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Place: Ontario, New York; Canada, USA (inferred)

See related items: Tuscarora; Sewing Tools and Equipment
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Niagra Falls (Ex14)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/7333
Barcode: 217333.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment

Object Name: Needle case
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, thread, unknown stuffing
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.3 x 4.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws610c99d02-5587-4e90-82b7-61a030f4f010

Record ID: NMAI_232128