Description

Eskimo Thong Drill Set 

2 pieces; includes fossilized ivory tusks decorated with incised lines and seal; leather strap threaded through tusk, length 5.5 in.; AND a wooden hand piece with quartz insert and incised carvings on opposite, length 6.25 in.

19th century

A similar example of this type of drill set can be found in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History (collection no. 60.1/4064 A-D) 

Provenance: Ex Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fields, Anchorage, Alaska; Exhibited in 1967 at the Cook Inlet Native Association, Anchorage, AK

Condition

Leather thong broken and has been waxed by current owner. Museum labels on each piece.