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Firestick
Object Number 2000.30.34
Display Title Firestick
Descriptions
Object Description Firestick
Inventory Description Firestick, worked stick, one end flattened, with burnt drill hole.
Classification
  • Fire starter
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert; Africa, Southern
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 22.1 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm (8 11/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.30.34
Credit Line Gift of DeVore family
Provenance
Collector Irven DeVore (1964 - 12/19/00)
Donor Irven DeVore (1964 - 12/19/00)

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