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Jamesi using bow drill

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Accession no.: P48/16/249
Title: Jamesi using bow drill
Description: Jamesi, an Inuit, sits on a rock. He uses a bowdrill on a piece of wood wrapped with leather straps. Around his feet are wood shavings, behind him lies an axe head. In the foreground is the wooden frame of a kayak.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 65mm; height: 90mm
Location: Greenland
Image by: Cozens, Henry Iliffe
Colour or B&W?: Black and white