The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Awl Case
c. 1890
Overall: 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Katherine Allen Perry 1934.241
Location: not on view
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Plains women hung small bags often decorated with beads from their belts to keep their most important tools at hand.Description
Plains women hung small bags often decorated with beads from their belts to keep their most important tools at hand. This one contained an awl, a shaft of bone, stone, or metal that tapered to a point and had many functions. One of the most important was to sew animal hides into garments: the awl was used to punch small holes in the hide, and then a thread made of animal sinew was laced through the holes and pulled tight.- Native North America Basket Rotation (Native North America rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 4, 2021-December 4, 2022).Gallery 231 - Native North American Textile Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2014-July 29, 2015).
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