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1938.35.43

Fire-making set composed of a wooden hearth and plough. [AFS [OPS move] 10/12/2018]

1938.35.43

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire-making set composed of a wooden hearth and plough. [AFS [OPS move] 10/12/2018]
Long description
Fire-making set composed of a wooden hearth and plough. The hearth consists of a cylindrical section of wood, striped of bark with fifteen longitudinal grooves, some showing evidence of burning. The wooden plough has been bound to the hearth with string and consists of a cylindrical wooden stick, tapered to a point at one end. [AFS [OPS move] 10/12/2018]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Grooved, Process Carved, Process Burnt
Dimensions
Depth: max 29 mm, Width: max 38 mm, Length: max 840 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.43 Other numbers: 723 a, b

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory

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