Needle and needle case
name: label: Culture/People
content: Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
label: Possible collector
content: Ella Ongman, Non-Indian, 1864-1908
label: Previous owner
content: Ella Ongman, Non-Indian, 1864-1908
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Clemens F. Fulda, Non-Indian, 1846-1914
label: Seller
content: Dr. Clemens F. Fulda, Non-Indian, 1846-1914
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Ella Ongman (1864-1908, a prospector, collector, and entrepreneur who worked in Alaska between 1901 and 1908); acquired by Dr. Clemens F. Fulda (1846-1914) from Ella Ongman at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Clemens Fulda in 1912.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Saint Michael; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Bering Sea Islands
label: Island Name
content: Saint Michael Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
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: 2/9437
label: Barcode
content: 029437.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sewing Tools and Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Needle and needle case
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory, sinew, antler
label: Techniques
content: Carved