Firelighter comprising a split hardwood stick with notches, wrapped longitudinally with cane strips and bound across with cane. [SM (Verve) 02/11/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Firelighter comprising a split hardwood stick with notches, wrapped longitudinally with cane strips and bound across with cane. [SM (Verve) 02/11/2015]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Southern Highlands District Was River Valley
Cultural groups: Wola
Person: Field collector Paul Sillitoe; PRM source Trustees of the British Museum; PRM source British Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1978
Date collected: 1976 - 1978
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1979
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Stem, Process Split, Process Grooved, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 275 mm, Width: max 52 mm, Depth: max 38 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1979.21.120

Search terms: Fire, Tool, Transport and Travel, Fire Accessory

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