Bow Drill Set

American Museum of Natural History

60/4409 ABC

FROZEN IN: CAPTAIN COMER AND THE HUDSON BAY INUIT (MYSTIC SEAPORT, MYSTIC, CT, USA, 2008)


  • Type of Item bow drill set
  • Culture Iglulik
  • Material bone, wood, hide, metal, ivory
  • Measurements length 27.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 1.3 cm (a) length 15.6 cm, diameter 1.5 cm (b) length 4.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 1.5 cm (c)

  • Received from Capt. George Comer

  • Made in Alaska, Ontario, Manitoba, Iglulic