Drill bow handle
1825–75
Object PlaceProbably Bering Strait between Norton and Kotzeb, Arctic, Canada
Medium/TechniqueWalrus ivory and pigment
Dimensions62.23 x 1.9 x 1.27 cm (24 1/2 x 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Independence Investment Associates, Inc.
Accession number1993.3
On View
On viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1992, Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, MA; 1993, sold by Hurst Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 27, 1993)
1875–1925
about 1930–40
about 1840–50
A.D. 650–850