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Bow drill complete: 2 drills with iron points, a wooden bow
Bow drill complete: 2 drills with iron points, a wooden bow
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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