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Object Number 69-30-10/1763
Display Title Awl with steel point
Descriptions
Object Description Awl with steel point
Inventory Description Horn and metal awl, carved totem handle, polished, with steel point
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Dimensions Overall: 13.1 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (5 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1763
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867 - 1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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