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1938.35.35

Fire sticks; a set of three bamboo sticks bound together. Two act as the drills, one has a carved pointed tip at one end, the other has flat tips. The third acts the hearth, it has three round notches (two blackened from use), there is a extending protrusion at one end. [AB [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]

1938.35.35

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire sticks; a set of three bamboo sticks bound together. Two act as the drills, one has a carved pointed tip at one end, the other has flat tips. The third acts the hearth, it has three round notches (two blackened from use), there is a extending protrusion at one end. [AB [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Uttar Pradesh Mirzapur
Cultural groups
Korwa
Person
Field collector William Crooke
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Metal Wire, Process Carved, Process Notched
Dimensions
Depth: max 24 mm, Width: max 63 mm, Length: max 435 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.35 Other numbers: 715 a-c

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