Bow drill mouthpiece

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1916.
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Place: Point Barrow; 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: 5/461
Barcode: 050461.000

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/ws685858315-de48-4853-8a8f-705e711091d2

Record ID: NMAI_54393