Bow drill

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Culture/People: Kalaallit [Greenland]
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Kalaallit [Greenland]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7558
Barcode: 167558.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bow drill
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, hide
Techniques: Tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68c628239-91d5-4353-9d4d-8cb5a39834dc

Record ID: NMAI_179535