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1938.35.34.1

Fire-drill. Cylindrical bamboo stick which has three nodes. For the associated hearth see 1938.35.34 .2 [SB [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]

1938.35.34.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire-drill. Cylindrical bamboo stick which has three nodes. For the associated hearth see 1938.35.34 .2 [SB [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Rajasthan
Cultural groups
Bhil
Person
Field collector Alfred Crowdy Lovett
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1910
Date collected
1910
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant
Dimensions
Diameter: max 11 mm, Length: max 452 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.34.1 Other numbers: 714 a
Research and responses

This could be Alfred Crowdy Lovett, see biographies [AP 26/2/2002]

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory