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Eskimo Bow Drill Set

Price Realized: $2,880.00

5 pieces; includes three wooden drills with steel tips, a mouthpiece, and fossilized ivory drill bow; length of longest bit 11.25 in.; AND an ivory drill bow decorated with caribou and walrus hunting scenes, length 14.25 in.

Ex Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fields, Anchorage, Alaska; Exhibited in 1967 at the Cook Inlet Native Association, Anchorage, AK

Condition: Museum labels on each piece; hide thong has been waxed with natural wax by current owner.

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