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Awl
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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