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Shaft of bow drill
Object Number 32-69-10/K158
Display Title Shaft of bow drill
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drill shaft, wood, carved blunt knob one end, gouged out slit in mid-section
Classification
  • Drill
Department Ethnographic
Artist Harriet Hammond (1932)
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 42.3 x 2 x 2 cm (16 5/8 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K/158; [green dot]
Provenance
Donor Harriet Hammond (1932)

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