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Awl

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Mrs. Sarah Wadsworth (Oklahoma Miami) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Peoria
Previous owner
Sarah Wadsworth, Miami [Oklahoma]
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Awl
Media/Materials
Wood, iron point, lead
Techniques
Inlaid
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Indigenous Term
ka'c ni kwi
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