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Object Number
06-7-70/65909
Display Title
Fire making tools
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, fire drill and hearth, punctate cylindrical sticks
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Queensland
/
Northern Queensland
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 46.5 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (18 5/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65909
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1906)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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| |
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Tools
|
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Western Australia | |
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Tools
|
Alaska
| |
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Tools
|
California
| |
| 30-54-70/D3424 | Fire drill and hearth |
Tools
|
Northern Territory
Arnhem Land | |
| 08-4-10/73164 | Fire stick and hearth |
Tools
|
California
| |
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| |
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Tools
|
Elko
| |
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Tools
|
California
| |
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|
Parker
| |
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Worked Wood
|
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| |
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Tools
|
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