Needles and
Needle Case
Made of ivory, moss, and sinew

Before metal needles became available, the Inuit carved sewing needles from ivory. Both ivory and metal needles would be stored in a case filled with moss or attached to a length of skin and protected in a tube.

From South Baffin Island or eastern Hudson Bay
Dating to 1910-1914
Robert J. Flaherty Collection,
Gift of Sir William Mackenzie
HC2014