Curved split bamboo sawing thong, part of a fire-making set. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Curved split bamboo sawing thong, part of a fire-making set. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]
Long description: Curved split bamboo sawing thong, part of a fire-making set. For the associated split hearth see [1938.36.556 .1] and for the other sawing bamboo thongs see [1938.36.556 .2 & .4 - .5]. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Morobe Province Bulolo District Ekua village
Cultural groups: Anga
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: On or before 1937
Date collected: 1936 - 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Process Carved, Process Split
Dimensions: Depth: max 18 mm, Width: max 41 mm, Length: max 293 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.556.3 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 556

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