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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0206-0061   CAS 0206-0061; Awl
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Awl
Culture Coast Miwok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Sonoma, Marin
Other Geographic Data Vicinity of Bodega Bay
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture unknown
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone
Description Awl fashioned from a split bone (typically a deer ulna), with one end ground to a sharp point; Used for sewing hides and basketweaving.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 8.9