Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
59.1565 |
Object Name |
Fire drill |
Date |
1900-1959 |
Material |
Wood |
Description |
Stick with two holes drilled into one end, stick tip broken off through third hole on the end. First hole does not go all the way through the stick, the second hole has fractured down the side of the stick. The holes are smooth and the wood blackened suggesting that the stick has been used in drill-style fire-starting. |
Dimensions |
L-48 Dia-1 cm |
Found |
Africa |
Place of Origin (if different than Found) |
Africa |
Provenance |
Provenance unknown, entered collections on or before 1959. |
Collection |
Anthropology; Africa |