Fire hearth, made from a planoconvex carved piece of wood, which tapers to a point at one end. The other end is notched with eight and a half notches. [AFS [OPS move] 26/11/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire hearth, made from a planoconvex carved piece of wood, which tapers to a point at one end. The other end is notched with eight and a half notches. [AFS [OPS move] 26/11/2018]
Long description: Fire hearth, made from a planoconvex carved piece of wood, which tapers to a point at one end. The other end is notched with eight and a half notches. The first one and a half notches have been used and are burnt. There is an additional notch towards the tapered end. [AFS [OPS move] 26/11/2018]
Geographical reference: Tanzania, United Republic of
Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania, United Republic of
Cultural groups: Akie
Person: Field collector Anne Vincent; PRM source Anne Vincent; PRM source Schuyler Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1984
Date collected: By 1984
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1984
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Notched, Process Carved, Process Burnt
Dimensions: Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 355 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1984.20.7

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