Awl

Museum number:
5-6734
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006734
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Iron owl; pointed one end, flattened other end; l. 21 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mbarara, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Mbarara; Hima (Murdock 45)
Culture or time period:
Hima
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #29: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Larry Michalak (October 30, 1974–June 17, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-6734, described as Iron owl; pointed one end, flattened other end; l. 21 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 5-6734, described as Iron owl; pointed one end, flattened other end; l. 21 cm.

Tools