Handle

Museum number:
2-7141a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21027141a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.176
Description:
Awl handle made of elk antler; drilled through center to hold awl point (b). Point (a) is missing.
Donor:
Francis La Flesche
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Taxon:
Cervus canadensis
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
Awl handle.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Handle, accession number 2-7141a,b, described as Awl handle made of elk antler; drilled through center to hold awl point (b). Point (a) is missing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Handle, accession number 2-7141a,b, described as Awl handle made of elk antler; drilled through center to hold awl point (b). Point (a) is missing.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-7141a,b, described as Awl handle made of elk antler; drilled through center to hold awl point (b). Point (a) is missing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle, accession number 2-7141a,b, described as Awl handle made of elk antler; drilled through center to hold awl point (b). Point (a) is missing.

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