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Object Number
2004.29.24361
Display Title
Two men making fire by friction
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tahiti / Making fire by friction of two pieces of Paritium / wood"
Department
Photographic
Date
1880-1930
Culture
- Tahitian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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France
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French Polynesia
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Windward Islands
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Tahiti
Materials
Platinum print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 × 16.51 cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.24360 | Two men making fire by friction |
Tahiti
| ||
| 34-120-10/100570.1.71 | Three men kindling a fire by friction. |
Arizona
| ||
| 2006.12.1.36.14 | Wereklowé makes fire with friction sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 2006.17.1.85.30 | Karl Heider negatives, New Guinea; Friction fire sticks |
Documentary
|
New Guinea
| |
| 17-41-50/B1778 | Wooden friction drum, mask on feet |
Percussion
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1777 | Wooden friction drum, mask on one side |
Percussion
|
Congo
| |
| 12-61-70/10861.1.1997 | Four Mangyan boys making a fire |
Mindoro Island
| ||
| 11-46-50/83127 | Witch doctor's friction drum |
Percussion
|
Angola
| |
| 12-61-70/10861.1.3020 | Tagbanua men making fire using method from Palawan |
Palawan Province
| ||
| 12-61-70/10861.1.3019 | Tagbanua men making fire using method from Palawan |
Palawan Province
| ||
| 2004.29.22116 | Group of men making fire |
Fiji
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| 2004.29.21919 | Studio staged portrait of three men making a fire |
Fiji
|