E0952: Sewing Awl
Ethnographic
Identifier:
E0952
Classification Category:
4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Leather, Horn, Shellworking, T&E
Materials:
animal ➔ bone
Dimensions:
14 cm L
1.5 cm W
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Description:
Sewing awl carved from bone.