Awl/perforator

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Culture/People: possibly Iñupiaq (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; found in MAI collections without information and catalogued in 1959.
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Place: Arctic (inferred)

See related items: Iñupiaq; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/8510
Barcode: 228510.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl/perforator
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cd2b5aca-ba22-4cab-96c5-6948e0d04eab

Record ID: NMAI_242812