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awl

human history
  • Description

    awl. The item is in two pieces and the antler has been sharpened into a point. The tip of the antler has been snapped off but is still present. There are longitudinal cracks in the item. There is also an illegible label stuck to the antler.

  • Place
    Swiss Lake Dwellings/Switzerland
  • Accession Date
    1883
  • Other Id

    10983 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • awl, 10983, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 29 Nov 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • awl, 10983, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 29 Nov 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • awl, 10983, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 29 Nov 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • awl, 10983, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 29 Nov 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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