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Awl

Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service
Los Alamos, NM, United States

Awls were used to pierce holes. They made it possible to sew leather moccasin soles and other tough materials.

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Title: Awl
Contributor: Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/band/exb_archeology/BAND228_awl__exb.html
Source: Bandelier National Monument
National Park Service Catalog Number: BAND 228
Measurements: L 7.3, W 1.1cm [L 3, W Â½ inches]
Materials: Animal bone
Details: Ancestral Pueblo
Date: Pueblo III - Pueblo IV. AD 1200 - 1550

Bandelier National Monument, National Park Service

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