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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0073   CAS 1992-0003-0073; Awl (?)
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Awl (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone
Description Awl-like tool made from straight longitudinal section of bone; Proximal end is cut and the edges ground; Distal end is ground and thinned, tapering to a flat, blunted point.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 10.9