Object class: Piercing tools / Function: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Auger or awl, accession number 5-3381, described as auger or awl; steel pint with leather covered wooden handle; 3 leather pads affixed to handle. L = 7 1/8”.

Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-21671, described as Long slender awl of deer bone, point blunted.

Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-10241, described as Made of bone, with unwrapped handle.

Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-6736, described as Iron awl; eye in one end, other end pointed; l. 7.7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-10116, described as Bone with cloth-wrapped handle and sharp point. Described as being "old" when first collected. (tulla)

Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-14241, described as Awl. "L'akwa". Wood handle with needle like metal. Length 11 centimeters. Technique: took the sharp end of a needle and hammered it onto a handle; wood comes from Hari tree. Context of use: used mainly by women, but men may use to remove a splinter; used to pierce holes, particularly in leather and cloth; also used to clean toenails, and little insects that crawl underneath toenails.

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