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Object Number 972-36-10/51851
Display Title Machine made pump drill
Descriptions
Inventory Description Drill, 3 wooden components, natural fiber cord
Classification
  • Drill
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood, String
Dimensions Overall: 46.5 x 46.5 x 2 cm (18 5/16 x 18 5/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 972-36-10/51851
Provenance
Donor Dr. John Otis Brew (? - 1972)

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