needle case; textile tool

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 24.120i
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 24.120i
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 24.120i General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 24.120i

Needle case consisting of an bone cylinder decorated with four sets of incised black bands. Both ends of the textile tool are plugged with wood which are in the form of a fish head (detachable - 24.120ii) and tail.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
24.120i
Date
before 1924
PLACE
CULTURE
Inuit
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: .7087 x 4.8031 x .6693 in.; 18 x 122 x 17 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
bird bone; pigment; wood; paper
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Americas > Arctic - clothing, shamanism and sharing food
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