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Fire sticks
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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