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Wooden fire stick (da)
Wooden fire stick (da)
Object Number 58-43-50/10263
Display Title Wooden fire stick (da)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Da
Inventory Description Wood drill, all bark removed, worked, concave feature at one end
Classification
  • Drill
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Gautsche Pan, vicinity of; Kai Kai, ca. 20 mi W of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 50 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (19 11/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-43-50/10263
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition (Spring & Summer 1958)

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