Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ira S. Reed (an artifact collector and auctioneer in Sellersville, Pennsylvania); purchased by MAI from Ira S. Reed in 1937.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Iñupiaq
- Previous owner
- Ira S. Reed, Non-Indian
- Seller
- Ira S. Reed, Non-Indian
- Object Name
- Bow drill mouthpiece
- Media/Materials
- Wood, stone, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Carved, inlaid
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
