awl

awl

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Date Made or Date Range: /1918
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Other Notes

Awls made by tapering a piece of hickory bark. One has a blunt point and a squared off back end. The other has a sharp point and a rounded back end. The blunt one is used to enlarge the hole made by the sharp one.;;

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

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Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-1083 a,b
Collection Narratives and Histories

1918/07/01 - 1918/08/31, Grand River Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (Waugh) 2 Hickory bark awls, John Jamieson Jr. The blunt one used to enlarge holes made by the sharp one.

GKS Reference Number: 25054
Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184