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Object Number 08-4-10/73334
Display Title Awl with bone handle and metal point
Descriptions
Object Description Awl with bone handle and metal point
Inventory Description Awl, long metal point, capped with hollowed bone, cracked and split
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Klamath River, Upper; Red Cap
Materials Metal, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 16.6 x 1.1 x 1 cm (6 9/16 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73334
Provenance
Provenance Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Provenance Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1908)

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