Awl, Carved Handle Item Number: E60133-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
November 9, 1881 list in accession file lists 2 awls in the collection (called "punches"), one from Hoonia and one from Sitka. E60133 and E60134 appear to be those awls, but it is unclear which one is the one from Hoonia and which one is the one from Sitka.Illus. Fig. 40 p. 52 of Chaussonnet, Valerie. 1995. Crossroads Alaska: native cultures of Alaska and Siberia. Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Sgt. John J. McLean in Alaska, USA during 1881
- Received on June 23, 1882
What
- Name
- Awl, Carved Handle
- Identification Number
- E60133-0
- Type of Item
- awl
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit, Hoonah ? and Sitka ?
- Field Collector
- Sgt. John J. McLean
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Acquisition Date
- on June 23, 1882
Other
- Accession Number
- 011616