Awl

Museum number:
1-2770
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010002770
Alternate number:
621 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.89
Description:
FBasket awl. Iron point, manzanita wood handle. Hourglass shaped, with recesses for abalone shell inlay (one remaining). Made with manzanita wood, abalone shell, and iron.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Ukiah Rancheria, Ukiah Valley, Mendocino County
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; Yokaia Rancheria
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Iron (metal) and Wood (plant material)
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 9.7 centimeters and diameter 1.9 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #3: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (July 13, 1964–October 19, 1964)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Awl, accession number 1-2770, described as FBasket awl. Iron point, manzanita wood handle. Hourglass shaped, with recesses for abalone shell inlay (one remaining). Made with manzanita wood, abalone shell, and iron.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Awl, accession number 1-2770, described as FBasket awl. Iron point, manzanita wood handle. Hourglass shaped, with recesses for abalone shell inlay (one remaining). Made with manzanita wood, abalone shell, and iron.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-2770, described as FBasket awl. Iron point, manzanita wood handle. Hourglass shaped, with recesses for abalone shell inlay (one remaining). Made with manzanita wood, abalone shell, and iron.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-2770, described as FBasket awl. Iron point, manzanita wood handle. Hourglass shaped, with recesses for abalone shell inlay (one remaining). Made with manzanita wood, abalone shell, and iron.

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