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Awl
Object Number 984-22-70/5532
Display Title Awl
Descriptions
Object Description Shell awl, used in canoe making and other tasks
Inventory Description Awl, worked shell
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Ontong Java
Additional Geographic Terms Liuangniua
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 984-22-70/5532
Provenance
Collector Dr. William White Howells (1972 - 1984)
Donor Dr. William White Howells (1972 - 1984)

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