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Illustration of the drill bow
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Photograph of the drill bow    
Photograph of the drill bow    
The Iñupiat History of engraving Art of engraving
Drill bow
Place of origin: North Alaska
Date: 19th century

From the collection of W.O. Oldman; purchased from Mrs D.K. Oldman, 1949, funded by National Arts Collections Fund

Registration number: AOA 1949, Am 22.26

More about this object type and the motifs shown:
Drill bows
Caribou
Whales
Birds
Supernatural beings
Dwellings
Umiaqs
Kayaks
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