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Awl made from wire and bird bone from 74991
Awl made from wire and bird bone from 74991
Object Number 09-27-30/74997
Display Title Awl made from wire and bird bone from 74991
Descriptions
Inventory Description Awl, thin metal rod, 1 end pointed, inserted into hollow bird bone handle
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ona
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego
Materials Metal, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 23.2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm (9 1/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74997

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