Awl for sewing
- Museum number:
- 18-596
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21180000596
- Accession number:
- Acc.2156
- Description:
- Awl for sewing, of steel with wood handle. Similar to sailmaker’s needle. Used by men for home repairs. Length 14.2 cm.
- Donor:
- Nancy Tanner and University Appropriation
- Collection place:
- Malaysia
- Culture or time period:
- Malaysian
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Awls
- Function:
- 1.5 Household
- Accession date:
- 1966
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Legacy documentation:
-