H16.746

Bow for fire drill, ivory. Carved designs of animals, bird, etc. "Ivory drill bow with incised hunting scene."(warehouse card)[vv,3/91] "Possibly Arctic Coast style, found North Coast of Alaska?, dated ca. 1880's-1890's. (Nelson Graburn/Molly Lee, 5/91) Reference: Ray, Dorothy Jean. Eskimo Art: Tradition and Innovation in North Alaska Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1977, pl. 236.