Bone awl

Awls, also known as bones, made from sharpened animal bone, were used for a variety of domestic tasks, but are most commonly associated with sewing and repairing clothing, weaving, mending nets or piercing holes in leather. From archaeological research, in addition to bone awls, antler awls are also known, as well as iron awls with wooden frames, and the rarest – fully wooden ones. They belong to a group of multi-purpose spiked tools with a pointed working part. The manufacture of awls-bones did not require special skills and relied on a commonly available raw material. As a rule, execution was limited to bevelling one end of the animal bone with a knife. Anna B. Kowalska