Awl

Museum number:
1-2670
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
520 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.89
Description:
Basket awl. Barbell shaped handle, smooth finish. Iron point, held in place with metal ferrule.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Guidiville Rancheria, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Asylum Rancheria
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1903
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 9.5 centimeters and diameter 2.9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Awl, accession number 1-2670, described as Basket awl. Barbell shaped handle, smooth finish. Iron point, held in place with metal ferrule.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Awl, accession number 1-2670, described as Basket awl. Barbell shaped handle, smooth finish. Iron point, held in place with metal ferrule.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-2670, described as Basket awl. Barbell shaped handle, smooth finish. Iron point, held in place with metal ferrule.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-2670, described as Basket awl. Barbell shaped handle, smooth finish. Iron point, held in place with metal ferrule.

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