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Bow Drill
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Bow Drill

Maker Unknown, Inuit?
DateEarly 20th C
MediumLeather/hide, walrus ivory
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 in (49.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA1954.06.HOW
DescriptionBow drill made from walrus ivory with holes at the ends for the attachment of a leather thong. Undecorated but nicely shaped. Part of a drill kit (igauquk) that also included a drill stick (A7), base (A8), and mouthpiece (A9).
ClassificationsTools / Implements
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