Object Number | 70-9-388 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Naskapi |
Provenience | Southeast Canada |
Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Bone |
Description | Bone awl; pointed end is tapered very abruptly so that actual piercing point lasts only about 1 cm. Shape of whole piece is roughly an elongated triangle. Surface of awl is curved (looked at lengthwise, shape is a shallow "U"). Outside surface is smooth and the inside is porous. |
Length | 6.8 cm |
Width | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Other Number | NA1903 - Collector Number |
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