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Object Number
67-24-10/648
Display Title
Eskimo awl - fire drill
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Drill, carved wood handle, metal bit lashed with sinew
Classification
- Drill
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Wood, Metal, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm (5 13/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
648\S.D.
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1868)
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