Fire hearth, part of a fire-making set. Made from a section of wood, split and roughly flattened with bark covering one side along its length. In the centre there is a blackened hole and another blackened hollow, not fully perforated. For the cane fire-drill, see [1938.35.20 .1]. [CW [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire hearth, part of a fire-making set. Made from a section of wood, split and roughly flattened with bark covering one side along its length. In the centre there is a blackened hole and another blackened hollow, not fully perforated. For the cane fire-drill, see [1938.35.20 .1]. [CW [OPS Move] 31/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Tanzania, United Republic of
Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania, United Republic of; near Iringa
Cultural groups: Hehe; Wahehe
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: 29 August 1929
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant
Dimensions: Depth: max 31 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 429 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.20.2 Other numbers: 700 a, b

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