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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2016-0009-0004   CAS 2016-0009-0004; Awl
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Awl
Culture Western Mono
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Fresno
Other Geographic Data Squaw Valley
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone: deer metatarsal
Description Awl made from a deer metatarsal that has been split longitudinally; Proximal end has been cut off and the edges ground to form a point; Tip of awl has broken off.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 20.5