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Ivory drill bow/bag handle. Trapezoidal cross-section. 4 sides w/ pictograph.
Ivory drill bow/bag handle. Trapezoidal cross-section. 4 sides w/ pictograph.
Object Number 94-57-10/R106
Display Title Ivory drill bow/bag handle. Trapezoidal cross-section. 4 sides w/ pictograph.
Descriptions
Object Description Drill bow/bag handle, ivory. Trapezoidal in cross-section. 4 sides w/ pictographic engravings.
Inventory Description Drill bow, ivory, incised and pigmented animal and hunting scenes, perforated
Classification
  • Woodworking
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / <County> / Point Barrow
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (13 1/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R/106
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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