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An avatar wishes to drill through the lake ice in autumn. Which tool should he use?
Ice chisels (tuuq). In autumn, when the lake ice is still thin, these tools were used to pierce the surface, to collect water, or to fish. Learn more
Marrow spoon (paqquti). Learn more
Bow drill set. Learn more
Carving tool (saviruaq). Learn more
An avatar wishes to scoop out and eat marrow from a bone. Which tool should he use?
Ice chisel (tuuq) Learn more
Marrow spoon (paqquti). The broad end was used for fatty, spongy marrows, and the thin, narrow end for drier marrows, in order to reach in and scrape out every nook and cranny inside the bone. Learn more
Bow drill set. Learn more
Carving tool (saviruaq). Learn more
An avatar wishes to make a hole in a piece of caribou antler. Which tool should he use?
Ice chisels (tuuq) Learn more
Marrow spoon (paqquti) Learn more
Bow drill set. This tool was used to drill into solid materials, like wood, leather, bones, whalebone, and soapstone. Learn more
Carving tool (saviruaq). Learn more
An avatar wishes to engrave details on his carving. Which tool should he use?
Ice chisels (tuuq) Learn more
Marrow spoon (paqquti) Learn more
Bow drill set. Learn more
Carving tool (saviruaq). This tool was used to carve small pieces, cut grooves, or engrave details on various solid materials, like wood, ivory, bone, antler, or soapstone. Learn more
