Iñupiaq bow drill
ca. 1880–1920
Kotzebue Sound, Alaska
Ivory, paint
43 x 1.5 cm
Purchase
19/1629
A bow drill is used to make holes in bone, ivory, antler, or wood, as well as to start fire through friction. This bow drill shows a man with a bow and arrow hunting a band of caribou, as well as several does and their young. Traditionally, caribou were speared, caught in snares, or shot with arrows.
Iñupiaq bow drill, ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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Iñupiaq bow drill (detail), ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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Iñupiaq bow drill (detail), ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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Iñupiaq bow drill (detail), ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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Iñupiaq bow drill (detail), ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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Iñupiaq bow drill (detail), ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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Iñupiaq bow drill (detail), ca. 1880–1920. Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Ivory, paint; 43 x 1.5 cm. Purchase. 19/1629
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