awl

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Object Type: awl
Museum number: Am1855,1220.238
Description: Awl; carved of bone; length of bone carved to point at one end, hole drilled in opposite end; sides incised with hunting scenes.
Production ethnic group: Made by: Eskimo-Aleut
Production date: 1855 (before)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: North America
Materials: bone
Technique: carved; drilled; incised
Dimensions: Height: 20.50 centimetres; Width: 2.10 centimetres; Depth: 1.25 centimetres
Curator's comments: Kotzebue elders visit:
Location: Not on display
Subjects: hunting/shooting
Acquisition name: Donated by: Haslar Hospital Museum; Donated by: Lords of Admiralty
Acquisition date: 1855
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am1855,1220.238

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