Awl
46-6-100
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 46-6-100 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Cherokee | Big Cove Band |
Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove |
Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
Date Made | December 1944 |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Metal |
Description | Nail inserted in wooden handle; corn-cob sheath. "Awl for piercing leather. Handle is marked by knife-cuts where leather thongs have been cut against it ... From Will West Long, Big Cove Community, December 1944. Used in making moccasins, harness, etc." |
Length | 10 cm |
Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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