Awl
Datec. 1870
Object PlaceOntario, Canada, North America
MediumDeer antler, iron
ClassificationsTools and Implements
Dimensions5 1/8 x 1 7/8 inches (13 x 4.8 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.280
DescriptionAwl with short, thick iron point and deer antler handle. Awl with short, thick, iron point and deer antler handle. Distal end of handle carved as human lower leg and foot. Handle has engraved ornamentation of hatches and small dots emulating tattoo decoration.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 1
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler
