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Object Number
32-69-10/K160
Display Title
Hearth for bow drill
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Drill board or hearth, wood, rectangular w/ 4 drill indents, chipped at one end
Classification
- Drill
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Harriet Hammond
(1932)
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.6 x 3.6 x 2 cm (6 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K/160, [green dot]
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-69-10/K159 | Bow & thong of bow drill |
Drill
|
North America
| |
| 93-1-10/49949 | Bow drill complete: 2 drills with iron points, a wooden bow |
Drill
|
Alaska
| |
| 32-69-10/K157 | Pump drill for making sacred fire |
Drill
|
Canada
| |
| 88-51-10/50425 | Bow drill complete: bone, mouthpiece + 2 drills |
Drill
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 93-14-10/49700 | Bow drill set, including drill with steel point and wooden shaft |
Drill
|
Greenland
| |
| 98-18-10/52139 | Bow drill, complete |
Drill
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 39-112-60/6647 | Carpenter's bow drill - used to drill holes in wood (barma) |
Drill
|
Afghanistan
| |
| 34-114-10/3978 | Fire drill and hearth |
Tools
|
California
| |
| 32-69-10/K158 | Shaft of bow drill |
Drill
|
North America
| |
| 21-14-10/97878 | Bow drill drill |
Drill
|
Nunavut
| |
| 80-21-60/22468 | Drill and bow, wooden |
Drill
|
Japan
| |
| 21-14-10/97877 | Bow drill drill |
Drill
|
Nunavut
|