Bow drill mouthpiece

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector: Captain Russell Glover, Non-Indian, 1841-1910
Previous owner: Captain Russell Glover, Non-Indian, 1841-1910; Russell H. Glover (R. H. Glover), Non-Indian, 1878-1966
Donor: Russell H. Glover (R. H. Glover), Non-Indian, 1878-1966

Collection History: Collected by Captain Russell Glover (1841-1910) of the US Revenue Cutter Wolcott, probably in the early 1890s; inherited by his son Russell H. Glover ( 1878-1966); donated to MAI by Russell H. Glover in 1953.
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Place: Cape Smyth (Utkiakvik); Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/2306
Barcode: 222306.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bow drill mouthpiece
Media/Materials: Wood, stone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6279e446e-51ae-4679-9c6c-7ce78248a4eb

Record ID: NMAI_237150