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Bow Drill (Navajo or Southwest Pueblo) (88552)

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Crafts Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Bow Drill (Navajo or Southwest Pueblo)  (88552)
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60.00USD+ (15.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2019 Mar 09 @ 13:48UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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The drill offers an ancient method of starting fire without matches or a lighter, a method that applies friction to generate heat. The heat eventually produces an ember in the burnt sawdust. The ember is tiny, smaller than the head of a cigarette, and fragile. Once the ember is formed it is carefully placed into a "tinder bundle" (a bird's type nest of stringy, fluffy, and combustible material). Once the ember is in the tinder bundle it is then carefully nurtured and coaxed into flame. Once the tinder bundle bursts into flame, it is placed into the fuel that has been assembled ready for ignition. (Wikipedia) 18" (Drill). 25.5" (Bow). Light wood.

Date: cLate 19th Century
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