sewing needle

unrecorded Native Arctic or Northwest Coast artist, artist

sewing needle, late 1800s–1926

Where object was made: United States or Canada

Material/technique: carving; bone

Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 13.2 x 0.5 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 0 3/16 x 5 3/16 in

Credit line: Gift of George W. Reed

Accession number: 2007.0586

Not on display

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"Climate Change at the Poles," Jan-2009, Kate Meyer, Jennifer Talbott, and Angela Watts
Until the beginning of extensive trade in the Arctic, wood and metal were extremely rare and only available through driftwood or naturally occurring metals. Because of this scarcity, most tools were made from animal materials like bone, ivory, or antler. In some cases, rare metal and wood were used to construct a small part of an object while the majority was made from more common materials.