Awl

Museum number:
2-51733
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2876
Description:
Awl-like tool with two pendant links, one in shape of seal head with baleen eyes. Made of ivory. Probably had metal point over existing ivory tip.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls
Accession date:
August 10, 1972
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 18 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 2-51733, described as Awl-like tool with two pendant links, one in shape of seal head with baleen eyes. Made of ivory. Probably had metal point over existing ivory tip.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 2-51733, described as Awl-like tool with two pendant links, one in shape of seal head with baleen eyes. Made of ivory. Probably had metal point over existing ivory tip.

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