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1934.20.4

Wooden needle.

1934.20.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden needle.
Long description
Wooden needle, carved to a point at one end and rounded at the other. Wider at the rounded end. At the rounded end there is a circular eye threaded with plant fibre string.
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 7 mm, Length: max 900 mm, Width: max 14 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.20.4
Research and responses

Note by Dr. Erna Gunther, State Museum, Washington: made of SPIRAEA wood. Used only for making cat-tail mats.

Search terms: Tool, Textile, Furniture Dwelling, Basketry, Needle Sewing Equipment, Mat Tool

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