Awl

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Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Collector: Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931
Previous owner: Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth/H. R. Voth), Non-Indian, 1855-1931; Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collected by Henry R. Voth (Heinrich Richert Voth, 1855-1931, a Mennonite missionary and ethnographer) between 1892 and 1919; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1919.
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Place: Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/618
Barcode: 090618.000

Object Type: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools
Native Term: mohtai

Object Name: Awl
Media/Materials: Wood, steel
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60a058b6f-32f2-4e60-9f99-a0b12945eaec

Record ID: NMAI_97285