bow drill

Drill section consisting of a wooden cylinder with a metal drill bit attached to one end which is held in place with vegetable fibre binding. The other end tapers to a point. The bow string is looped around the drill.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn5018.2
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 184 x 16 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; iron; vegetable fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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