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1938.35.21.2

Hearth. Made from a straight piece of wood which is cylindrical in shape and has two circular pits at one end and a third partially visible but broken off. For the associated fire-drill see 1938.35.21 .1 [SB [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]

1938.35.21.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hearth. Made from a straight piece of wood which is cylindrical in shape and has two circular pits at one end and a third partially visible but broken off. For the associated fire-drill see 1938.35.21 .1 [SB [OPS Move] 12/4/2017]
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
By 1906
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Notched
Dimensions
Diameter: max 11 mm, Length: max 597 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.21.2 Other numbers: 701 b

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory

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