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Description: | conical sheath in hide with thong (2 loops), contains 4 pins with triangular ends and a needle (flat ended), attached is a fine fork-ended toggle and a square ivory loop
"The Inuit of Arctic America used all their limited natural resources to provide food, shelter and equipment to allow them to survive in the extreme conditions of the area. They used skins from their prey animals for clothing, kayaks and equipment, piercing the skins with carved ivory bodkins and sewing them together with ivory needles and threads of sinew. They were very accomplished at needlework and produced fine craftwork as well as strong and functional utilitarian objects. Ivory carving was also a long-established skill, and tools and decorative items were made. This is a conical hide needle-case on a thong, with an elegant narrow ivory toggle and square loop. The case contains four ivory pins with triangular-sectioned points and a needle with a flattened point. A sewing kit was carried by both men and women and used for necessary repairs while out hunting and domestically. Needles were easily lost, and they took time and energy to make. This kit comes from Arctic America."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 2000 Purpose: SCRAN | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1850-1960 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Inuit | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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