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Image Not Available for Twig of /o wood - used in manufacture of fire sticks
Twig of /o wood - used in manufacture of fire sticks
Image Not Available for Twig of /o wood - used in manufacture of fire sticks
Object Number 51-60-50/8796
Display Title Twig of /o wood - used in manufacture of fire sticks
Descriptions
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Gautsche Pan; Kai Kai, 10-20 mi. west of
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (Summer 1951)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for /Twikwe's possessions, including (top to bottom, left to right) a piece of wood hollowed in center used to trip iron traps, a small stick, a bundle of sharpened sticks used to peg down a hide to stretch it, a fire paddle, 2 sticks, a digging stick, a bow, arrow with a bone point shaped like a needle, and a quiver, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.27259 /Twikwe's possessions, including (top to bottom, left to right) a piece of wood hollowed in center used to trip iron traps, a small stick, a bundle of sharpened sticks used to peg down a hide to stretch it, a fire paddle, 2 sticks, a digging stick, a bow, arrow with a bone point shaped like a needle, and a quiver, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for /Twikwe's possessions, including (top to bottom, left to right) a piece of wood hollowed in center used to trip iron traps, a small stick, a bundle of sharpened sticks used to peg down a hide to stretch it, a fire paddle, 2 sticks, a digging stick, a bow, arrow with a bone point shaped like a needle, and a quiver, with a ruler for measurement
2001.29.20878 /Twikwe's possessions, including (top to bottom, left to right) a piece of wood hollowed in center used to trip iron traps, a small stick, a bundle of sharpened sticks used to peg down a hide to stretch it, a fire paddle, 2 sticks, a digging stick, a bow, arrow with a bone point shaped like a needle, and a quiver, with a ruler for measurement
/Ai Ha !O Pan
2 fire sticks - //o wood
51-60-50/8798 2 fire sticks - //o wood
Stick
Africa
Sticks used for poking fire or cooking
14-5-10/85942 Sticks used for poking fire or cooking
Tools
United States
Ornaments, 2 small sticks or twigs, 1 end wrapped w/ colored yarn & cotton strin
2002.1.2777 Ornaments, 2 small sticks or twigs, 1 end wrapped w/ colored yarn & cotton strin
Ornament
Fire sticks - not used now except in case of emergency
22-2-50/B3420 Fire sticks - not used now except in case of emergency
Tools
Cameroon
Fire sticks, male and female, used
17-41-50/B1955 Fire sticks, male and female, used
Tools
Congo
Vegetable matter - for identification (sticks and twigs tied with bark strip)
33-62-10/2184 Vegetable matter - for identification (sticks and twigs tied with bark strip)
Floral Remain
Floating House Ruin
Image Not Available for ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire. /Qui notching the fire stick with his knife, and ≠Gao placing his hand on the pile of twigs in order to feed the fire when it starts. (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25678 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" (≠Gao's sister's husband) starting to make fire. /Qui notching the fire stick with his knife, and ≠Gao placing his hand on the pile of twigs in order to feed the fire when it starts. (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts
2001.29.14067 ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts
Gautscha
Gambling sticks. 48 sticks of wood w/ bark removed
985-27-10/59330 Gambling sticks. 48 sticks of wood w/ bark removed
Game
Oklahoma
Image Not Available for Arrows, arrow poison: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30299 Arrows, arrow poison: ≠Gao (headman of Band 3) and "/Qui Hunter" starting a fire, with "/Qui Hunter" notching a stick with his knife, and ≠Gao ready to feed twigs to the fire when it starts (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha