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Object Number 34-91-50/404
Display Title Punch needle with cornhusk handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Awl, long iron point, cornhusk handle, charred
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Masai
  • Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / <State> / <County> / Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms Kenya Colony; Mt. Elgon; region of
Dimensions Overall: 29.8 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm (11 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/404

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