Lucien M. Turner, Non-Indian, 1848-1909 Search this
Previous owner:
U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History) Search this
Object Name:
Needle case
Media/Materials:
Ivory, hide
Techniques:
Incised
Object Type:
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Place:
Saint Michael; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Saint Michael Island
Collection History:
Collected in 1876 by Lucien M. Turner (1848-1909, of the US Army Signal Corps) for the U.S. National Museum (precursor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History); acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the US National Museum in 1908.
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