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1923.33.2.2

Unused plough from a fire making set composed of a piece of palm wood plant, rectangular in cross section and tapered to a slanted point at one end. [AFS [OPS move] 3/12/2018]

1923.33.2.2

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Collection type: Object
Description: Unused plough from a fire making set composed of a piece of palm wood plant, rectangular in cross section and tapered to a slanted point at one end. [AFS [OPS move] 3/12/2018]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria; Aurès Mountains Mechounech
Cultural groups: Chaouia Berber
Person: Field collector Melville William Hilton-Simpson; PRM source Melville William Hilton-Simpson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1923
Date collected: 1922 - 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: 1923
Materials and processes: Material Palm Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions: Depth: max 7 mm, Width: max 16 mm, Length: max 270 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1923.33.2.2

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory