Bow drill

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Culture/People: Yup'ik (Yupik)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1910.
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Place: Kuskokwim region; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6598
Barcode: 026598.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bow drill
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a6bb59a9-03fc-425a-b9d3-ff6afda33e7e

Record ID: NMAI_28244