Pump drill

Museum number:
1-233750a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2101233750a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.3027
Description:
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.
Donor:
Jesse O. Sawyer Jr.
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; North Central
Culture or time period:
Wappo
Maker or artist:
Relative of Laura Fish Somersal
Collector:
Laura Fish Somersal
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Hazel shoots (shaft) and Oak (flywheel)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
(b)— width 35 centimeters, (c)— length 12.4 centimeters, (b)— length 3.3 centimeters, (b)— width 1 centimeters, (c)— width 1.3 centimeters, and (a)— length 64 centimeters
Comment:
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.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #88: Smithsonian Institution (May 3, 1974–September 3, 1974) and S2020-2021 #2: Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society (September 16, 2021–June 3, 2021)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 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 2 of 9 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 3 of 9 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 4 of 9 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 5 of 9 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 6 of 9 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 7 of 9 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 8 of 9 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 9 of 9 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.Documentation associated with 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.

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