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Description

Bone splinter awl which tapers to a fine point. It is round in cross-section at tip end. Tip flares to blunt end. There is a natural channel at centre on one side, rounded on the other.

History Of Use

Bone awls are widespread tools with considerable time depth. They are used for a variety of piercing purposes in hide-working, basketry, bark craft, etc. This awl was made from the metapodial of an immature deer.

Cultural Context

utilitarian; basketry; hide working.

Narrative

Said to have come from either Chief Purcell of Fort Douglas, Utah, or William Rowe from Nooksak, Washington, circa 1880.

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