Awl
70-9-504
From: Canada | Quebec (uncertain) | Newfoundland
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-504 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Naskapi |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec (uncertain) | Newfoundland |
| Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Antler |
| Description | Antler handle with a separate triangular point of bone or antler inserted into a hole at one end. Used for making holes in snowshoe frames for selvage thongs. |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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