Needle

Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 BCE)

Not on view

The Jōmon period is the earliest period in Japanese history, lasting from roughly 14,000 to 300 BCE. Using materials such as bone, antlers, and stone, the Jōmon people created a variety of utilitarian objects, such as this needle. The small eye at the top would likely have served a function similar to a modern sewing needle, allowing the Jōmon people to practice basic sewing and create textiles.

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骨針
Title: Needle
Period: Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 BCE)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Bone
Dimensions: W. 1/4 in. (.6 cm); L. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Classification: Bone
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.355
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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