Object name: Pump drill / Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Pump drill, accession number 1-233750a-c, described as Pump drill with bow, string, and flywheel. b) bow; c) flywheel. Drill points (not included) were made from sharpened umbrella ribs. Materials and techniques: "According to Mrs. Somersal (1/2 Wappo & 1/2 Pomo) Wappo pump drills have shafts made from hazel and flywheels of oak.

Hearst Museum object titled Pump drill, accession number 1-64232, described as Pump drill with three - corner file point.

Hearst Museum object titled Pump drill, accession number 1-13989, described as Pump-drill, used in perforating shell-money.