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View full screenBelt of dressed deerskin ornamented with coloured quillwork and a thong fringe: North America
IL.2021.17.130
North America
Indigenous North American
Dr John Rae the Explorer and Collector (01 Apr 2013 - 05 Nov 2013)
Stromness Museum
On loan from The University of Edinburgh
14 results found
Drill for working turquoise, with shaft and cross-piece of pale wood, point of obsidian lashed on with thong, and whorl of painted pottery: North America, USA, New Mexico, Pueblo of Cochiti
Drill bow of walrus ivory engraved with figures commemorating a hunting expedition: Alaska, USA, North America, Iñupiaq or Yup'ik
Bow drill, of walrus ivory, engraved on both sides with figures of men and animals: North America, USA, Alaska, Inupiat, 19th century
Bow drill, of walrus ivory, engraved on both sides with hunting scenes: North America, USA, Alaska, Inupiat, 19th century
Wooden drill from a set of fire-making sticks (gillingharra): Australasia, Australia, Western Australia, Pilbara, Sherlock River, possibly Ngarluma or Yindjibarndi, late 19th century
Rotary drill consisting of a wooden spindle with a point of flint, and a wooden bow with coconut fibre string: Melanesian, New Caledonia
Drill bits, twenty-six in a Dormer Brand display, from the ironmonger workshop of James Sime of Falkirk, by The Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Co. Ltd, mid 20th century
Full scale Ingersoll-Rand part of coal cutter, possibly a hydraulic pick/steam pick/jack hammer, on a wooden stand
Drill bow, of curved form, of bone, incised on back with transverse lines and pitted at one end, with leather thong attached: North America, Canada, Nunavut, Inuit, mid 19th century
Drill, of whale ivory, with iron point inset, for use with a drill bow: North America, Canada, Nunavut, Inuit, mid 19th century