You are not currently logged in

Picture Library catalogue: British Arctic Air Route Expedition 1930-31

Inuit using bow drill

Accession no.:	P2001/84/11
Title:	Inuit using bow drill
Description:	An Inuit man sits on a wooden box at the door of a sealskin(?) tent. He uses a bow drill, the drill held between his teeth while he operates the bow with his hand, on a piece of wood.
Dimensions:	Width: 65mm, height: 65mm
Location:	Greenland
Image by:	Chapman, Frederick Spencer
Colour or B&W?:	Black and white