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Object Number
67-24-10/650
Display Title
Fire stick, Eskimo
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire stick. Carried with owner at all times.
Inventory Description
Fire drill board, carved wood, multiple drillings, worn
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Cottonwood
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm (3 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
67-24-10/650
Provenance
Collector
R. B. Ross
(Unknown)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1867)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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