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case, needle

human history
  • Other Name

    Japanese needle case (descriptive name)

    Emma Jane Weston (associated name)

    inro (Japanese)

  • Description

    Wooden needle case

    part of a collection of articles brought to New Zealand in 1884 by Mrs. S Gifford (nee Emma Jane Weston)

    small wooden needle case; Japanese style illustration; bird and tree design in gold and brown; contains five tiny ivory drawer compartments; brown cord threaded through holes in top and bottom of case

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1965.78.438
  • Accession Date
    29 Oct 1965
  • Other Id

    col.0051 (colonial)

    ocm1426 (old colonists museum)

  • Department
case, needle, 1965.78.438, col.0051, ocm1426, Photographed… … Read more

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