Awl Fragments
Bone
Circa Pueblo II Period AD 900-1150
Top: L 5cm; Middle: L 7.5cm; Bottom: L 6.4cm
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 3468 (top), LAKE 3467 (middle), and LAKE 3466 (bottom)
Awls were used to pierce leather or skins, as well as for sewing. To manufacture bone awls, one end of a pencil-shaped bone was tapered to form a point.
References:
Oklahoma University
Awl Fragments
Bone
Circa Pueblo II Period AD 900-1150
Top: L 5cm; Middle: L 7.5cm; Bottom: L 6.4cm
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, LAKE 3468 (top), LAKE 3467 (middle), and LAKE 3466 (bottom)
Awls were used to pierce leather or skins, as well as for sewing. To manufacture bone awls, one end of a pencil-shaped bone was tapered to form a point.
References:
Oklahoma University
