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2021.2.1 - sewing kit

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Object Typeneedle Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Ulukhaktok Date Collected1975-1981

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Object Typeneedle Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Ulukhaktok Date Collected1975-1981

Accession Number 2021.2.1 Title sewing kit Object Status original Category organic tools Object Type needle Creator unknown Place Collected North America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Ulukhaktok Culture Inuinnait Cultural Region Arctic Collected By Hickey, Dr. Cliff Date Collected 1975-1981 Materials organic > faunal > hide; organic > faunal > sinew; organic > faunal > bone; composite Techniques bored; cut; carved Measurements overall: 35.5 cm x 1.9 cm x 1.4 cm Description Includes needle, thread, thimble, pullstrap and protective bone sheath (Caribou R. metacarpal). The needle can best be seen in detail image number 1. Credit Line Shaw, Sonia Scientific Name Rangifer tarandus View Taxonomy Details »

Back view of a sewing kit.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology

Front view of a sewing kit.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology

View of a front detail on a sewing kit.University of Alberta, Department of Anthropology

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"2021.2.1 - sewing kit, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-75232. Accessed 02 Jun. 2024.

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Cervidae Genus Rangifer Species Rangifer tarandus

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