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Object Number
984-22-70/5534
Display Title
Awl
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell awl, used in canoe working and other tasks
Inventory Description
Worked shell fragment
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Polynesian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Ontong Java
Additional Geographic Terms
Liuangniua
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm (1 9/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
984-22-70/5534
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William White Howells
(1972 - 1984)
Donor
Dr. William White Howells
(1972 - 1984)
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