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Collection
Tool Collection
Object ID
1950.007.324
Collection
Tool Collection
Description
Four basketmaking tools: A,B,C.D
A: Homemade awl or piercing tool with hand-shaped shank with turned up tip set into a crude wooden handle with no finish. L: 5.25"
B: Awl or bodkin with decoratively turned walnut or rosewood handle fitted with a foresection of bone set into handle that tapers to a sharp point. L: 5"
C: Section of cow's horn (thumb protector?) L: 3.25"
D. Section of cow's horn (thumb protector?) L: 3"
Provenance
These four items were designated as basketweaving tools by donor. Unknown origin.
Year Range From
1870
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 21
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Tool, Fiber Plaiting
Material
Wood, Bone, Metal
Dimension Details
Dimensions in description.
Condition
Good
Object ID
1950.007.324
Accession Number
1950.007
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