Bow drill mouthpiece and drill

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Culture/People: Kalaallit [Greenland]
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)
Expedition: Peary Relief Expedition (1892)
Expedition leader: Angelo Heilprin, Non-Indian, 1853-1907

Collection History: Collected in 1892 by members of the Peary Relief Expedition, led by Arctic explorer Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) and sponsored by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Netlek (Netchiolumi/Netiulumi); Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); 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: 16/7559
Barcode: 167559.001

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bow drill mouthpiece and drill
Media/Materials: Animal bone, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e2cb390d-0c1d-4f45-846c-0b96b5d2961b

Record ID: NMAI_179537