Bow Drill Item Number: A2.189 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain. Bow drill and mouthpiece. The antler drill (part a) is cylindrical and tapered to a rounded point at the bottom end and has a long point at the opposite end. The bone piece (part b) is that of a caribou foot. The bone bow (part c) is a curved piece and a loose band of skin across and knotted through a hole at each end of the curved piece.
Narrative
Collected by Glyndwr Abraham while working as an R.C.M.P. officer between July 1929 and July 1959.
Item History
- Made in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada
- Collected during 1946
- Owned by Glyndwr Abraham before October 26, 1971
- Received from Glyndwr Abraham (Donor) on October 26, 1971
What
- Name
- Bow Drill
- Identification Number
- A2.189 a-c
- Type of Item
- drill
- Material
- bearded seal skin, steel metal and caribou bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, carved and drilled
- Part A
- height 19.8 cm, diameter 1.8 cm
- Part B
- height 2.4 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 2.8 cm
- Part C
- height 37.8 cm, width 4.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Netsilingmiut
- Previous Owner
- Glyndwr Abraham
- Received from
- Glyndwr Abraham (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1946
- Ownership Date
- before October 26, 1971
- Acquisition Date
- on October 26, 1971
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 0181/0065 a-c