Needle
name: label: Culture/People
content: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
label: Collector
content: Joseph O. Evans (Joe S. Evans), Non-Indian, 1888-1961
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph O. Evans (Joe S. Evans), Non-Indian, 1888-1961
label: Previous owner
content: Robert C. Elkus, Non-Indian, 1918-1990
label: Donor
content: Robert C. Elkus, Non-Indian, 1918-1990
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Joseph O. Evans (Joe S. Evans, 1888-1961) who collected items related to Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) history and culture from the 1930s onward and operated the Sacajawea Museum in Spalding, Idaho; formerly in the collection of Robert C. Elkus (1918-1990, an attorney in San Francisco, California); donated to MAI by Robert Elkus in 1970.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Lapwai, Nez Perce Reservation; Nez Perce County; Idaho; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
label: See related items
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/4051
label: Barcode
content: 244051.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Needle
label: Media/Materials
content: Animal Bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated