Drill bow

Museum number:
2-4102
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004102
Alternate number:
x-248 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Bow for drill of caribou antler, incised chevrons, rawhide thong. To go with drill, cat. no. 2-4103.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
to drill a hole in bone, ivory, antler, or wood, or to start a fire.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 43 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drill bow, accession number 2-4102, described as Bow for drill of caribou antler, incised chevrons, rawhide thong. To go with drill, cat. no. 2-4103.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drill bow, accession number 2-4102, described as Bow for drill of caribou antler, incised chevrons, rawhide thong. To go with drill, cat. no. 2-4103.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drill bow, accession number 2-4102, described as Bow for drill of caribou antler, incised chevrons, rawhide thong. To go with drill, cat. no. 2-4103.

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