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Wooden awl and beaded awl case with metal cones and horsehair tassels
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Metal awl with bone handle
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Beaded awl and beaded awl case / Unknown

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Essay/Description

Fully beaded case in two shades of blue, pink and with yellow at top. All wooden awl.

Curatorial Remarks

Awls are usually used by women for beadwork or leather working. This awl case is unusual because it lacks additional ornamentation.

Tags: beadwork, awl, wood
People: possibly Comanche
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Beaded awl and beaded awl case
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Comanche
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, wood
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Awl and Awl Case
Accession No: 
84.727a-b
Previous Number(s): 
8426.727 a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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