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bone needle
bone needle
bone needle
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Introduction
Needle made of bone, possibly rib of large animal. Used for making nets. Shows signs of use.
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Materials
Bone, likely rib of large animal
Techniques or Format
Bone, split in half ; hole drilled in middle, to lead.
Original and Subsequent Uses
netting needle - for making nets
Dimensions:
28 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition:
Polished from use (LD)
Provenance
Current Location:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
911.3.53
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Independent Order of Foresters
Publication History
F. Barlow Cumberland, Catalogue and Notes of the Oronhyatekha Historical Collection (Toronto: Independent Order of Foresters, 1904),p 35, "Bone Needle for making nets."
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1151
How to Cite this Item
Unknown artist, bone needle. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 911.3.53. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 1151.
Approximate Place of Origin