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Awl

NameAwl
Date1870-1900
Mediumcarved bone with copper, steel
Dimensions5 5/16 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (13.5 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Object number2019.2.295
Club
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
1800-1840
Pattern
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Western Great Lakes region
1910-1940
Pattern
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Western Great Lakes region
1910-1940
Necklace
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1880
Garter
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1830
Sash
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1840
Bag
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
1895-1915
Choker
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1890
Sash
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
1890-1915
Wearing blanket
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1875
Wearing blanket
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1880
Skirt
Unrecorded artist from a tribal nation of the Great Lakes region
ca. 1940

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