Drill set consisting of a seal-shaped anvil, drill bit, and bow string
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1890
name: label: Culture/People
content: Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
label: Possible collector
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1916 using funds donated by Thea Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Saint Michael; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Bering Sea Islands
label: Island Name
content: Saint Michael Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 5/1199
label: Barcode
content: 051199.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
label: Indigenous Term
content: ukicissuun
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Drill set consisting of a seal-shaped anvil, drill bit, and bow string
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, stone, walrus ivory, iron point, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Carved, perforated, incised
label: Dimensions
content: 15.5 x 4 x 4 cm