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1921.48.6.1

Fire drill [.1] made of one long piece of bamboo with a split end where a wood wedge is inserted and wrapped with plant fibre and hearth [.2] [Morgan Perkins 26 8 98]

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1921.48.6.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire drill [.1] made of one long piece of bamboo with a split end where a wood wedge is inserted and wrapped with plant fibre and hearth [.2] [Morgan Perkins 26 8 98]
Geographical reference
Taiwan (China)
Asia > Eastern Asia > Taiwan (China)
Central Taiwan
Cultural groups
Vonum
Person
Field collector A. Matsumura
PRM source A. Matsumura
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre
Dimensions
Length: max 103 mm, Length: max 411 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.48.6.1 Accession number: 1921.48.6.2

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory

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