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Bow drill

Maker
InscriptionsOn label (white label with red border) stuck on wooden shaft of drill point: 10 Red-orange ink used to right now faded number.
Date 1895-1900
Medium / Technique Bone, hide, wood, metal, pigment, rock ?
Dimensions1.6 x 29.8 x 1 cm
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Multiple Use T&E for Materials
CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Inuvialuit
Origin Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island), Yukon, Canada
Geocultural Area Western Arctic
Object NumberME930.27.1-3
DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects
CollectionMcCord
CreditForbes D. Sutherland Collection - Gift of Margaret and Yvonne Sutherland
Status
Not on view

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This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.