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Pitt Rivers Museum

1897.36.25

Bone awl.

On display


1897.36.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone awl.
Geographical reference
Northern Territory MacDonnell Ranges
Cultural groups
Arrernte
Warlpiri
Person
Field collector Horn Scientific Expedition
PRM source William Austin Horn
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 09/1897
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 258 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1897.36.25
Research and responses

According to the Annual report of the Museum for 1897 'Dr Stirling [that is Edward Stirling, of Adelaide] kindly furnished descriptive labels of the objects sent [by WA Horn from the Horn Expedition] [AP 17/4/2002]

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