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Description: | Awl ('ltidu') consisting of a steel spike inserted into a rough cylindrical wooden grip. It was made and used by women for piercing leather when sewing clothes and ornaments, and also used for sewing the tops of containers, etc., with sisal. This one was manufactured in Maralal, Kenya.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1972.27 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | awls (general & multipurpose) wood Samburu iron | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-104130 | Go to resource |
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