Bow Drill
54-10-9B
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 54-10-9B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Metal |
| Description | Three parts - mouth piece with iron socket for shaft; wood shaft with knob bed top and inset iron point (filed nail?); bow of walrus ivory with holes at either end for sealskin bow string which is broken. |
| Length | 26.8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Margaret H. Chrystie, 1954 |
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