Artist/Maker
Maker once known
CulturePacific
Title
Needle case or lime container
Date1800s
Mediumwood
Dimensions1 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 5 13/16 in. (3.3 x 4.1 x 14.8 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1132
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWood, relief-carved with geometric ornaments and five-pointed stars. Not scrimshaw.Label TextPacific maker once known (Kūki ‘Airani/Cook Islands or Motu o Sāmoa), needle case or lime container, 1800s. Wood, 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 5 13/16 in., New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2001.100.1132.On View
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