Punuk Needle Case

A superb and exceptionally large needle case

Punuk

St. Lawrence Island, Bering Strait, Alaska

600 - 900 AD

Mineralized Walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) with a superb golden patina of age and use (an old lacuna to the back)

12,5 cm x 3 cm x 1,8 cm

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
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