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Object Number
2004.16.19
Display Title
Fire-making kit
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire-making kit, consisting of native tabacco, metal strike-a-light, fire stone, cornhusk, and firestarter fungus wrapped in cloth
Inventory Description
Tabacco, metal strike-a-light, fire stone, cornhusk, and firestarter fungus
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1989 or earlier
Culture
- Raramuri
- Tarahumara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chihuahua
Additional Geographic Terms
Chihuahua, Southwestern: Sierra Madre Occidental
Dimensions
Overall: 8.8 x 2 x 0.3 cm (3 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome M. Levi
Provenance
Collector
Jerome Meyer Levi
(1989 - 6/16/04)
Donor
Jerome Meyer Levi
(1989 - 6/16/04)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-86-40/4321 | Pieces of fungus - part of modern fire-making set |
Floral
|
Sophia
|
| 985-27-10/59059 | Hopi wood tableta. Top cut out to create cloud symbols |
Headdress
|
Mishongnovi
|
| 985-27-10/59226 | Cornhusk bag. Colored designs on both sides |
Bag
|
Washington
|
| 985-27-10/59227 | Cornhusk bag. Cylindrical shape. Rows of linear and triangular designs in yarn |
Bag
|
Washington
|
| 00-5-10/55171.2 | Cornhusk figure |
Figurine
|
New York
|
| 00-5-10/55171.3 | Cornhusk figure |
Figurine
|
New York
|
| 00-5-10/55171.1 | Cornhusk figure |
Figurine
|
New York
|
| 985-27-10/58970 | Bean dance headdress (Powamu Kopuchoki). |
Headdress
|
Arizona
|
| 985-27-10/60339 | Cornhusk bag. Small, almost round shape. |
Bag
|
United States
|
| 985-27-10/59231 | Cornhusk bag. Some yarn used for design elements, but mostly dyed cornhusk |
Bag
|
Washington
|
| 985-27-10/59230 | Cornhusk bag. Yarn & dyed cornhusk used for patterns |
Bag
|
Washington
|
| 34-91-50/404 | Punch needle with cornhusk handle |
Awl
|
Elgongi
|