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bow drill with mouth piece

human history
  • Description

    mouth held drill point with bow. Mouth piece in wood which is gripped in teeth with ivory segment on outside with an indent to hold drill point in place. Drill point has a point at one end and is lashed with plaited sinew. Drill bow is made of ivory with a sinew cord which loops around the drill point. The ivory is decorated with a row of drilled dots.

  • Place
    Norton Sound/Alaska/United States of America
  • Accession Date
    1887
  • Other Id

    12055 (ethnology)

    24535 (US National Museum)

    24558 (US National Museum)

    24560 (US National Museum)

  • Department

    World

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  • bow drill with mouth piece, 12055, 24535, 24558, 24560, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • bow drill with mouth piece, 12055, 24535, 24558, 24560, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • bow drill with mouth piece, 12055, 24535, 24558, 24560, Cultural Permissions Apply

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