Awl

Museum number:
5-8448
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050008448
Alternate number:
133 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2569
Description:
Awl; iron with shell casing for handle; length: 12.6 cm. Used in manufacturing baskets.
Donor:
David Solomon and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Negelli Borera, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Ethiopia; Negelli Borera
Collector:
David Solomon
Collection date:
1969
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
October 1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-8448, described as Awl; iron with shell casing for handle; length: 12.6 cm. Used in manufacturing baskets.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-8448, described as Awl; iron with shell casing for handle; length: 12.6 cm. Used in manufacturing baskets.

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