988.2.116
Ivory
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 0.8 cm
Thickness: 0.8 cm.
19th century
Alutiiq
Courtesy of Chateau-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer~root~>
Collected in 1871 on Kodiak Island by Alphonse Pinart. Cataloged as an ivory awl but it appears to be similar to other objects labeled as crochet hooks at other museums. ~root~>