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Object Number 24-32-50/B3739
Display Title Set of fire sticks - old
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fire sticks, worked, 1 w/5 drill holes (1 brkn), 2 abrasions, 2 sticks blknd en
Classification
  • Fire starter
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Kivu Region; Uganda, southwestern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 42.3 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (16 5/8 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 24-32-50/B-3739

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