Fire Drill Spindle Top

Maker Unknown, Inuit?

DateEarly 20th C

MediumBrass/Bronze, wood

Dimensions1 1/4” H x 4” W x 1 1/8” D

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNA1954.09.HOW

DescriptionTop of spindle or drill stick from fire-drill kit. See bow drill (A6), drill spindle (A7) and base (A8) for other parts of this kit. Semi-circular mouthpiece for fire drill with inlaid brass pit to accept the drill. Suspension hole on one end. Part of a drill kit (igauquk) that would also include a bow like A6.

ClassificationsTools / Implements

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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