Bow drill

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller agent: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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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: 5/5598
Barcode: 055598.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bow drill
Media/Materials: Ivory, hide
Techniques: Incised
Dimensions: 45 x 1.2 x 1.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d954700c-91ea-4d5c-869b-170aaef54ef7

Record ID: NMAI_60123