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Object Number
93-1-10/49949
Display Title
Bow drill complete: 2 drills with iron points, a wooden bow
Descriptions
Object Description
Bow drill complete: 2 drills with iron points, a wooden bow and wooden mouth-piece with stone socket.
Inventory Description
Drills, 2 w/ metal points, wood drill bow w/ rawhide strap, wood base w/ quartz
Classification
- Drill
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Alaska, north
Materials
Wood, Rawhide, Metal, Quartz
Dimensions
Overall: 34.3 x 2.1 x 2 cm (13 1/2 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
49949
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1893)
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