Thong (length 5 ft 10 ins) of thick leather for rotating a Fire-drill
- Made:
- 1893 in North America and Alaska
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Thong (length 5 ft 10 ins) of thick leather for rotating a Fire-drill; the handles at ends formed of two pieces of ivory from the tips of the tusks of a walrus; Eskimo; collected at Nunevak Island, Alaska, in 1893; from the U.S. Nat. Museum. North America.
Details
- Category:
- Firemaking
- Object Number:
- 1937-682/78
- Materials:
- leather
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1778 mm
- type:
- thong
- credit:
- Wilkinson Sword Ltd.
