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Fire-making equipment (wood and reed)
Fire-making equipment (wood and reed)
Object Number 65-14-10/44013
Display Title Fire-making equipment (wood and reed)
Descriptions
Object Description Fire-making equipment (wood and reed)
Inventory Description Fire maker, carved wood handle, knotted reed cord and strips
Classification
  • Fire starter
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • California
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Wood, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 64.5 x 8.2 x 1.2 cm (25 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-14-10/44013
Provenance
Provenance William W. Pope (1885)

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