Tool
About this object
History of use
This would be used as the mouthpiece for a bow drill.
Narrative
According to the old Museum ledger, Ian M. Mackinnon presented Frank Burnett with this collection of Inuit objects. They were collected during his three years of residence in the Coppermine River area, probably 1921-24.
Physical description
Socket; plain bone from a caribou foot.
Materials
Date Made
Before 1925
Date Acquired
1927
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 2.5 cm x 2.8 cm x 2.8 cm
Object Number
A2.395 c