needle case (needle case)
Descriptions
A tube of hollowed out bone with a double length of fish skin threaded through. The needles are stuck into the length of skin which is then pulled into the tube. A flint-cutting blade is attached.
Acquired during the voyage of the HMS Blossom under Captain Beechey, 1825-8
This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery.
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