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Image: Bone-handled awl with ivory shaft and point

Bone-handled awl with ivory shaft and point
Greenland tool

2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 in. (5 x 8 x 2 cm)

Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk)

Object Type: tool
Creation Places: North America, Greenland, Northwest Greenland
Medium and Support: ivory on bone
Credit Line: Gift of Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number: 1976.1.3
An awl was used to pierce fur, skin, or hide for stitching.

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