Metal awl with wooden handle

Museum number:
5-15174
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015174
Accession number:
Acc.4413
Description:
Awl. Iron blade, light colored wood handle. Length 12 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri peoples. For coiled basketry manufacture.
Donor:
Bruce Max Feldman and Kate Delos
Collection place:
N'Guigmi market, Lake Chad, Niger
Verbatim coll. place:
Niger; Lake Chad; N'guigmi
Culture or time period:
Kanouri
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Metal awl with wooden handle, accession number 5-15174, described as Awl. Iron blade, light colored wood handle. Length 12 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri peoples. For coiled basketry manufacture.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal awl with wooden handle, accession number 5-15174, described as Awl. Iron blade, light colored wood handle. Length 12 centimeters. From Niger, vicinity of Lake Chad, N'guigmi; probably Kanouri peoples. For coiled basketry manufacture.

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