Pointed iron instrument for boring holes when sewing skins

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Object Number 34-91-50/780

Display Title Pointed iron instrument for boring holes when sewing skins

Descriptions

Inventory Description Awl, long iron point, twisted in center, cylindrical wood handle

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Hamite
Maragoli
Tereki

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi

Materials Iron, Wood

Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (9 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 34-91-50/780

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34-91-50/638	Iron hook in wood handle for sewing skins	Textileworking	Kaimosi
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973-42-50/11724	Awl; 9 in. l. used as a boring tool	Awl	Northern Wallega
36-56-50/13186.1.13	Group working on skins, man in foreground sewing kaross		Barotseland
2001.29.30625	[No folder title]: Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (from color slide 2001.29.8359)		!Go Tsao
2004.24.26669	Working on skins - old man on right sewing on kaross in our collection		Barotse
2001.29.24757	Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8360)		!Go Tsao
2001.29.24758	Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8360)		!Go Tsao
2001.29.24759	Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8359)		!Go Tsao
2001.29.24760	Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8359)		!Go Tsao
2001.29.29867	Dadum sitting on animal skins with her husband, Tama, and an unidentified boy. Tama is sewing. (copy of color slide 2001.29.8359)		!Go Tsao

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