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Bow drill complete: bone, mouthpiece + 2 drills
Bow drill complete: bone, mouthpiece + 2 drills
Object Number 88-51-10/50425
Display Title Bow drill complete: bone, mouthpiece + 2 drills
Descriptions
Object Description Bow drill complete: bon, mouthpiece + 2 drills
Inventory Description Drill set, carved bone bow, sinew string, 2 wood drills, metal bits, sinew, lash
Classification
  • Drill
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson River B.A.
Materials Bone, Sinew, Wood, Metal, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm (11 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 50425; [1970], ABC, [190], 1311; ESQUIMO DRILL / Anderson R. / CP GAUDET
Provenance
Provenance C. P. Gaudet (1838-1886)

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