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Smallest awl of this kind used
Smallest awl of this kind used
Object Number 06-5-10/66372
Display Title Smallest awl of this kind used
Descriptions
Object Description Smallest awl of this kind used
Inventory Description Awl, worked bone, 1 end tapered to point, polished
Classification
  • Awl
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yokut?
  • Miwok?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66372
Provenance
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (1906 - 1906)
Collector Herbert A. Coffeen (1906 - 1906)
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1906 - 1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1906 - 1906)

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