Fire stick; hearth from a fire-making set. The hearth is made from a flat rectangular piece of wood, each end is scalloped with a point in the middle. One one of the flat sides there are three round pits, burnt from use, extending from each is a notch. For the associated drill see 1938.35.37 .1 [AB [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire stick; hearth from a fire-making set. The hearth is made from a flat rectangular piece of wood, each end is scalloped with a point in the middle. One one of the flat sides there are three round pits, burnt from use, extending from each is a notch. For the associated drill see 1938.35.37 .1 [AB [OPS Move] 4/4/2017]
Geographical reference: Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia; Sarawak
Cultural groups: Bidayuh
Person: Field collector Arthur Frederick Sharp; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1907
Date collected: By 1907
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 7 mm, Width: max 33 mm, Length: max 279 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.37.2 Other numbers: 717 a

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory

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