Drill from fire-making set. Formed from stick of wood with one end shaved and slightly tapering. [AF [OPS Move] 6/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Drill from fire-making set. Formed from stick of wood with one end shaved and slightly tapering. [AF [OPS Move] 6/7/2017]
Long description: Part of fire-making set consisting of two fire sticks, a hearth [.1] and drill [.2] which are bound together and inserted into a cap [.3] of reed and cotton. [AF [OPS Move] 6/7/2017]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Northern Queensland Cape York Peninsula Batavia River
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1895
Date collected: 1895
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Reed Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wax, Material Textile, Process Bound, Process Woven
Dimensions: Diameter: max 11 mm, Length: max 1473 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.7.2 Other numbers: 687 a-c

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