ALASKAN ARTIFACTS

ALEUT,  INUIT  ESKIMO

 

Drills, Reamers and other Tools

 

Chert Bladed Reamer

Length: 4.569"

Thickness: .237"

Width: .388"

Lithic Comp.: Grey/Dark Gray Chert

 

Intended  for drilling, or rather reaming out, the large cavity

 in the base of the ivory head of a whale harpoon.

The shape of the blade is well suited for this purpose

 

 

 

Overall Length: 2.4"

Thickness: .30"

Drill  width: Tapered-.46">>.18"

Base Length: .77"

Base width: .50"

Lithic Comp.: Chalcedony

Bow Drill Tip

Tip is highly polished

Ex: Guy Gilbert Collection

 

 

 

 

Drill with Jade Bit

 Overall Length: 2.2"

Bone receiver

 

 

Overall Length: 3.32"

Thickness: .36"

Drill width: .61"

Base Length: Snapped"

Base width: .52"

Lithic Comp.: Black Chalcedony

 

 

The Eskimo Drills in this collection are from

the Favell Museum of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The pieces were originally collected by Guy Gilbert of Kennewick Washington,

and his daughter Alma Eades of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Gene Favell purchased Mr. Gilberts collection of Columbia River and Eskimo artifacts

 in the early 1970's in order to display the pieces in the Favell Museum.

After Mr. Favell's death in 2001,the decision was made by Mrs. Favell to sell some artifacts that were no longer on display.

Ex: Guy Gilbert,  Favell Museum

 

Overall Length: 2.17"

Thickness: .32"

Drill width: .41"

Base Length: .79"

Base width: .33"

Lithic Comp.: Banded Grey Chert

Bow Drill  Fire Starter: Drill Bit highly polished

Top

Overall Length: 2.1"

Thickness: .31"

Drill width: .47"

Lithic Comp.: Chalcedony

Bow Drill  Fire Starter: Drill Bit highly polished

Bottom

Overall Length: 2.33"

Thickness: .31"

Drill width: .56"

Lithic Comp.: Banded Grey Chert

Bow Drill  Fire Starter: Drill Bit highly polished

Jade Bone Crusher

Overall Length: 5.24"

Thickness: 1.82"

Width: 3.3"

Lithic Comp.: High Quality Jade

From The archaeological site of Kukulik on Saint Lawrence Island


Paddle Drills

 

Overall Length: 1.79"

Thickness: .32"

Drill width: .59"

Lithic Comp.: Green Chert

 

 

Overall Length:2.18 "

Thickness: .31"

Drill width: .64"

Lithic Comp.: Chalcedony

Overall Length: 2.13"

Thickness: .32"

Drill width: .68"

Lithic Comp.: Chalcedony

Overall Length: 1.87"

Thickness: .27"

Drill width: .52"

Lithic Comp.:Light Gray Chert

Bi-Point Drill

Overall Length: 4.08"

Thickness: .44"

Drill Base Width: 1.1"

Lithic Comp.: Olive Chert

 

 

     

Overall Length: 1.56"

Thickness: .38"

Drill width: .65"

Lithic Comp.: Blue Gray Chert

Not sure exactly what this was used for.

Both sides of Quartz have been drill

Might of been used as a Net Weight or a Game piece

Charles Miles calls them "Doughnut Stone"

Overall Width: 2.05"

Thickness: .89"

Lithic Comp.: Quartz

 

Drill

Overall Length: 2.5"

Thickness: .29"

Drill width: .43"

Lithic Comp.: Two Toned Chert

Tip is beveled from reharpening

 

Dark Gray Chert Spoke shave

Length: 1.7"

Width: 1.2"

Dark Gray Chert Spoke shave

Another edge also has a shaver edge

 

 

 

Dark Gray Chert Chisel

Bit is ground and polished

Length: 1.7"

Width: .5"

Close up of the Bit