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This is a small iron awls with sharp tips that are hafted into a piece of wooden handles. It is made of scrap iron that is cut, heated in burning charcoal when red hot. It is hit to shape to make the iron awls.

Details

  • Title: Awls
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Awls
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Wood
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Iliudu
  • Community: Samburu
  • Collection Date: 1999-08-26
  • Collected By: John R. Buliyar

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