needle case Item Number: 1927.1734 . 176323 from the The Field Museum
Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« A needle case made from the leg bone of a lynx has a wooden bottom inserted flush with the edge of the bone, and a stopper of the same material (fig. 9k). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.10 fig 9k (p.37).
Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« Un étui à aiguilles fait à partir de l’os d’une patte de lynx comporte un fond en bois qui s’emboîte parfaitement dans l’os et un butoir fait du même matériau (fig. 9k). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.10 fig 9k (p.37).
Item History
- Made in Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
What
- Name
- needle case
- Identification Number
- 1927.1734 . 176323
- Type of Item
- needle case
- Material
- made from lynx leg and wooden stopper
Who
- Culture
- Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Field Museum
- Made in
- Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Other
- Nom De L'objet
- Étui à aiguilles
- Matériaux
- fait d'une patte de lynx et d'un bouchon de bois
- Ethnic Group
- Montagnais
- Collection
- Lake St. John Objects
- Provenience
- North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John