Fire sticks, plain one 18 3/8" long. One with drilled holes, length 18 1/2". T

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Object Number 973-16-50/11427

Display Title Fire sticks, plain one 18 3/8" long. One with drilled holes, length 18 1/2". T

Descriptions

Indigenous Term kogo

Object Description Fire sticks, plain one 18 3/8" long. One with drilled holes, length 18 1/2". Tied with grass strips

Inventory Description Fire drill and board, 1 stick-4 drill holes, 1 stick-carvd burnt end, fiber tie

Classification

Fire starter

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Hamar

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Ethiopia

Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 53.4 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm (21 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 973-16-50/11427

Provenance

Donor Robert G. Gardner

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