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1957.2.12.2B

Fire-making stick made of wood, one end slightly expanded, with a groove at the other end. Part of a fire-making set. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]

1957.2.12.2B

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Collection type: Object
Description: Fire-making stick made of wood, one end slightly expanded, with a groove at the other end. Part of a fire-making set. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]
Long description: Fire-making stick made of wood, one end slightly expanded, with a groove at the other end. Part of a fire-making set, for the associated fire-making base see 1957.2.12 .1 B. [RH [OPS move] 14/8/2018]
Geographical reference: Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil; Province of Northern Goias Tocantins River Rio do Sono
Cultural groups: Xerente
Person: Field collector David Henry Peter Maybury-Lewis; PRM source David Henry Peter Maybury-Lewis
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1957
Date collected: By 1957
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1957
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Grooved
Dimensions: Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 276 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1957.2.12.2B

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