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Bow for Drills and Fire Sticks
North American Indian (Alaska)c. 1880
Reading Public Museum
Reading, United States
Ivory bow for drills and fire sticks. Slightly curved in plane of broad side, perforated at each end, and decorated on one flat side with 35 figures representing walruses. Collected at Point Barrow, Alaska.
Details
- Title: Bow for Drills and Fire Sticks
- Creator: North American Indian (Alaska)
- Date Created: c. 1880
- Physical Dimensions: 13 x 1/2 x 1/4 inches
- Medium: ivory
- Credit Line: Gift, Dr. Daniel N. Bertolette
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