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1886.1.695

Bow drill of ivory, incised with images of hunters and a hide thong tied to the drill at both ends. [SM 14/01/2008]

1886.1.695

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bow drill of ivory, incised with images of hunters and a hide thong tied to the drill at both ends. [SM 14/01/2008]
Long description
Bow drill of ivory, incised with images of hunters and a hide thong tied to the drill at both ends. The images are highlighted with black pigment. [SM 14/01/2008]
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Alaska Bering Strait Kotzebue Sound
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1826, uncertain Date made: 1826, uncertain
Date collected
1826
Acquisition information
Transferred: 11/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Incised, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Perforated, Process Drilled
Dimensions
Length: max 363 mm, Width: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.695 Other numbers: 346 to 350
Research and responses

Please note that there was no further information about Beechey on the Donor Index cards at the Ashmolean Museum, Department of Antiquities. [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Tool, Figure, Fire, Bow Drill, Animal Figure

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