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Object Number
999-34-50/12860
Display Title
Awl
Descriptions
Object Description
Awl or weaving tool; wooden cone-shaped handle with carved design; long, thin, pointed steel rod
Inventory Description
Awl, cone-shaped handle, pointed iron rod in center
Classification
- Awl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Dan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia?
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa?
Materials
Wood, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 39.37 x 5.72 x 5.72 cm (15 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-34-50/12860
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1993 - 12/12/99)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1993 - 12/12/99)
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