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Fire making appartatus
Object Number 13-24-60/85001
Display Title Fire making appartatus
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fire starter, wood rod, partially split with cotton, curved wood sticks
Classification
  • Fire starter
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Assam
Additional Geographic Terms Naga Hill
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 36.2 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm (14 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 85001

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