Needle case

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Culture/People: probably Tuscarora (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1954.
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Place: New York; USA (inferred)

See related items: Tuscarora; Sewing Tools and Equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/3899
Barcode: 223899.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment

Object Name: Needle case
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, raised beadwork, overlay beadwork, edge beaded

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61dede53b-e7ec-424b-80ce-5286b1ee9306

Record ID: NMAI_238816