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Object Number
76-20-10/9413
Display Title
Fire sticks
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fire drill, carved wood drill stick/board, board notched, 1 charred punctation
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1875
Culture
- Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
Additional Geographic Terms
Utah, South
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm (6 11/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
76-20-10/9413
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Edward Palmer
(01/01/1875)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(02/14/1876)
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Ethiopia
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| 48-51-70/2952 | Sticks for making fire |
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Cameroon
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United States
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| 04-19-70/63280 | Fire sticks for producing new fire in ceremonies, etc. |
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Borneo
Borneo | |
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Africa
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Fire starter
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Uganda
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| 08-4-10/73164 | Fire stick and hearth |
Tools
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California
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| 81-23-60/24586C | Fire sticks |
Fire starter
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Japan
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