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Bone awl
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Object Number 21-6-10/A5427
Display Title Bone awl
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Cave 1
Additional Geographic Terms Tsegi Canyon?
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1921)
Provenance Samuel J. Guernsey (1921)
Agency Control Bureau of Indian Affairs

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience
Sack 97. Top row: bone awl. 2nd: obsidian points and bone awl. 3rd: gr. cover & rim & coffee beam. 4th: black on white (2)
2005.3.206.14 Sack 97. Top row: bone awl. 2nd: obsidian points and bone awl. 3rd: gr. cover & rim & coffee beam. 4th: black on white (2)
Marysvale
Image Not Available for Awl, cast of bone awl
56-11-50/9800 Awl, cast of bone awl
Cast
Egypt
Bone tube sash, running across the pelvis, and bone awls. All very fragmentary.
33-42-20/702.1 Bone tube sash, running across the pelvis, and bone awls. All very fragmentary.
Faunal Remain
Sitio Conte
Organic bone, utilized bone, blade or spatula, mended, awl, perf needle, broken
2002.1.2261 Organic bone, utilized bone, blade or spatula, mended, awl, perf needle, broken
Utilized bone
Tangier
Assorted bone perferators and awls, made from animal bone shafts
2002.1.1556 Assorted bone perferators and awls, made from animal bone shafts
Raw Material
Perforator
Homolka
Assorted worked bones - 4 ribs, 5 awls made from animal bone shafts, mended
2002.1.1514 Assorted worked bones - 4 ribs, 5 awls made from animal bone shafts, mended
Raw Material
Shaft, modified
Homolka
Organic, bone perferators or awls, modified animal bone shafts
2002.1.1655 Organic, bone perferators or awls, modified animal bone shafts
Raw Material
Perforator
Homolka
Image Not Available for Bone tool (3 awls) and bone fragment (worked)
29-20-10/97603 Bone tool (3 awls) and bone fragment (worked)
Utilized bone
Hill Top Ruin
Worked bone, including bone matting needle fragment with perforation through shaft, bone points, bone awl fragments, bones with cut marks, and possible antler fragment
19-22-10/92761 Worked bone, including bone matting needle fragment with perforation through shaft, bone points, bone awl fragments, bones with cut marks, and possible antler fragment
Needle
Utilized bone
Perforator
Point
Shell heap
Worked bone, bird bone awl fragments, handles and shafts
19-22-10/93224 Worked bone, bird bone awl fragments, handles and shafts
Perforator
Shell heap
Bone awl used in making baskets and in sewing. Made of deer (?) bone with sinew
76-20-10/9426 Bone awl used in making baskets and in sewing. Made of deer (?) bone with sinew
Awl
Utah
Bone awl
40-4-20/14209 Bone awl
Perforator
Site 22