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Mouth piece for bow drill, wood and syenite. Mouthpiece made of carved wood.
Mouth piece for bow drill, wood and syenite. Mouthpiece made of carved wood.
Object Number 94-57-10/R101
Display Title Mouth piece for bow drill, wood and syenite. Mouthpiece made of carved wood.
Descriptions
Object Description Mouth piece for bow drill, wood and syenite. Mouthpiece made of carved wood with curved phalanges.
Inventory Description Drill mouthpiece, carved wood base, ground stone insert
Classification
  • Woodworking
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Point Barrow
Materials Wood, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 4.1 x 4.4 cm (5 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R\101
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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