Awl

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Culture/People: Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Collector: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Seller: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940

Collection History: Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1928.
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Place: Yukon River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/1657
Barcode: 161657.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Bead-wrapped, painted, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd8a3130-507a-4dc1-8b40-2f79a04234c5

Record ID: NMAI_173409