Awl

Museum number:
1-64308
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.787
Description:
Carved manzanita wood with lobed carving in the round. Inlaid abalone in heart-shaped and rectangular designs. Point probably modified steel nail.
Donor:
A. G. McFarland and Mrs. A. G. McFarland
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Lillian McClure
Collection date:
1900-1920
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1941
Context of use:
Coiled basketry awl.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 9.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Awl, accession number 1-64308, described as Carved manzanita wood with lobed carving in the round. Inlaid abalone in heart-shaped and rectangular designs. Point probably modified steel nail.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Awl, accession number 1-64308, described as Carved manzanita wood with lobed carving in the round. Inlaid abalone in heart-shaped and rectangular designs. Point probably modified steel nail.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-64308, described as Carved manzanita wood with lobed carving in the round. Inlaid abalone in heart-shaped and rectangular designs. Point probably modified steel nail.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 1-64308, described as Carved manzanita wood with lobed carving in the round. Inlaid abalone in heart-shaped and rectangular designs. Point probably modified steel nail.

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