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