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Description

Needle case, strap and belt hook. The needle case is a hollow ivory tube with eight shallow holes drilled around the circumference at both ends that at one time may have had split beads embedded in them. A larger, similar hole near one end probably served a similar purpose, and two incised lines encircle the case near its midpoint. One end of a hide strap that passes through the needle case has a large white bead attached that prevents the strap from pulling through the case. The other end of the strap is attached to one end of an ivory implement of a type that has variously been identified as a belt hook or a holder for skin thimbles. This object is a flattened piece of ivory with a hole at one end where it attaches to the strap. A slit runs from one side almost to the other end and terminates at a drilled hole, probably to prevent it from splitting.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7536-0
  • Object Type: needle case
  • Materials: hide, ivory, bead
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, drilling, cementing
  • Tags: sewing

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