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Object Number
34-91-50/405
Display Title
Punch needle with wooden handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Awl, long iron point, carved wood handle
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
Materials
Wood, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 37.3 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm (14 11/16 x 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/405
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