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ProvenanceMorning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.416.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 496.
Culture
Inupiat
Needle Case
Datec. 1890
MediumIvory, leather, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 1 × 8 1/2 in. (2.5 × 2.5 × 21.6 cm)
Object numberT0608a-e
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis needle case contains four ivory needles and a European-style thimble made of ivory attached to a leather string. On the sides of the case are engraved scenes of the whale hunt, which was an important occurrence in Inupiat life because the whale provided valuable resources for people.ProvenanceMorning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.416.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 496.
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