Bow drill bit and mouthpiece

Museum number:
2-34314a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210234314a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1343
Description:
a)Mouthpiece, crescent shaped with rectangular ivory bearing. b) Bit of wood with metal tip, leather thong lacing on end of shaft.
Donor:
Matilda M. Brooks
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Matilda M. Brooks
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bow drills
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
b)— length 23.5 centimeters and a)— length 13.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow drill bit and mouthpiece, accession number 2-34314a,b, described as a)Mouthpiece, crescent shaped with rectangular ivory bearing. b) Bit of wood with metal tip, leather thong lacing on end of shaft.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bow drill bit and mouthpiece, accession number 2-34314a,b, described as a)Mouthpiece, crescent shaped with rectangular ivory bearing. b) Bit of wood with metal tip, leather thong lacing on end of shaft.

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