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This bone awl was found in Jewell County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1949. The ulna of a large mammal was sharpened and polished to make the awl. Awls were used as a perforating tool in soft materials, like hides, and possibly in basket and pottery manufacture.
Date: Unknown
Item Number: 443559
Call Number: 14JW 49.15 Kissinger donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443559
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Bone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Awl
People - American Indians
Places - Counties - Jewell
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
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