Thimble

Currently not on view

Thimble,

before 1903

Iñupiaq
PU 8253

Information

Title
Thimble
Dates

before 1903

Medium
Sealskin
Dimensions
2.4 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm (15/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8253
Place Made

North America, United States, Alaska, Port Clarence, North Alaska

Place Collected

North America, Kinugmut (Port Clarence)

Culture
Native American, Inupiaq
Period
Alaskan Native styles
Type
sewing, thimbles
Materials
sealskin

Collected by Lt. George Thornton Emmons; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History) in 1903

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