Bow Drill
20th century Greenland tool
20th century19 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (48 x 6 x 6 cm)
Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk)
Object Type:
tool
Creation Places:
North America, Greenland, Northwest Greenland
Medium and Support:
ivory, hide
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1966.35
Picture of 2 Inuit using this is in our North Greenland pictures. "For drilling holes on runners of sledges". In 1974, note said "probably joined with AM66.150.20 - ivory cap of which no record found"
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Gallery C 1967-1998 Ian McKibbin White , 1/1/1967 - 7/1/1998
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