Needle case

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Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (attributed)
Previous owner: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Donor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Thea Kowne Page; donated to MAI by Thea Page Heye following her marriage to George Heye in 1915.
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Place: Bering Strait; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Sewing Tools and Equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/5206
Barcode: 045206.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment

Object Name: Needle case
Media/Materials: Ivory, hide
Techniques: Incised, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ad5a418d-396c-4eeb-97d4-d4ff82c6bcd7

Record ID: NMAI_48696