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Fire-making set - 2 sticks bound together with fibre
Fire-making set - 2 sticks bound together with fibre
Object Number 39-17-70/1324
Display Title Fire-making set - 2 sticks bound together with fibre
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fire set, cylindrical drill, slat with drilled perforation, tied with frayed fib
Classification
  • Fire starter
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Dutch New Guinea / <State> / <County> / <City> / Karon
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 53.2 x 4 x 1.6 cm (20 15/16 x 1 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-17-70/1324/ 2/ 1

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