Awl
70-9-398
From: Canada | Labrador (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 70-9-398 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Naskapi |
Provenience | Canada | Labrador (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Bone |
Description | Bone awl made of a hollowed-out bone. The point very tapered, sharpened by use and much lighter in color than the rest of the bone. The other end of the bone is jagged where it must have been broken off. The bone is brown in color with many spots of dirt on it. |
Height | 7.5 cm |
Width | 1 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Other Number | NA1910 - Collector Number |
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