Awl
29-42-136
From: United States of America | Southeastern Utah | San Juan Drainage Area
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-42-136 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cliff Dweller |
| Provenience | United States of America | Southeastern Utah | San Juan Drainage Area |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wild Cat Bone |
| Description | Bone awl, well polished, and partly burned, probably for hardening; used in stretching yucca for making baskets, etc. Indentation near point shows long used. Made from ulna of wild cat. |
| Length | 12.2 cm |
| Width | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Charles D. Hazzard; subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1896 |
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