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Object Number 31-32-10/K116
Display Title Carved bowl drill of walrus ivory with thong. Various hunting scenes depicted.
Descriptions
Object Description Carved bowl drill of walrus ivory with thong. Various hunting scenes depicted, such as whale-hunting, dog-team, kayaks, etc. Also scenes of traditional life.
Inventory Description Bow drill, incised human and animal hunting scenes on bow, leather string
Classification
  • Drill
Department Ethnographic
Date 1840-1860 ca.
Culture
  • Inupiaq?
  • Yupik?
  • Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Michael Island?
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound?
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 18 x 1 cm (20 1/2 x 7 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K116
Provenance
Collector Raymond Emerson (?)
Donor Raymond Emerson (1931)

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