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English: Fire making by means of the drill.
  • Top, the mouth-set bow drill, Eskimo;
  • bottom, with the simple two-stick drill; widespread
    Identifier: bulletinunitedst1391926unit (find matches)
    Title: Bulletin - United States National Museum
    Year: 1877 (1870s)
    Authors: United States National Museum Smithsonian Institution United States. Dept. of the Interior
    Subjects: Science
    Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, (etc.) for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt Print. Off.
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    hes having given out,the Eskimo were forced to revive the fire drill, two-man outfit (pi.29, fig. 1). They assembled the following parts: The fire drill, ofPopulus halsamifera, oo shec ka tuk; the hearth, of drift spruce,ka nin; a bearded seal thong, a ghol Ian tuk; handles of birdbone, end dwellers, vi kog meautat; and with these and thedrill socket they got the desired fire. ®^ Nelson has worked out the drill carefully for the Norton SoundEskimo (Cat. Nos. 33, 166-178, U.S.N.M.). The name of the firedrill is in Unaleet, oo joo gu tat; mouthpiece, Unaleet, na qhoo tuk,Malemut, niikJi eruhn; of the drill, Unaleet, oo joo qa tuk; of thetinder wood, Unaleet, athl uk; of the bow, Unaleet, ar rhu low sJiuk,Malemut, pish ik sin rik. The drill for boring is in Unaleet e guhn;the drill bow, in Malemut, pat uk. On one mouthpiece (903) two •»H. Y. Hind. Explorations in Labrador, vol.1, London, 1863, p. 149.Information by D. E. Stubbs, Amak, Alaska. U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 139 PL. 28
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    Fire Making by Means of the Drill Top, The mouth m-I l.nw drill, Eskimo; licitlom, With the simple two-stick drillFor deccrip7!0n of plate see pages 87 and 96 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 139 PL. 29

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