Object class: Firemaking kits / Culture or time period: North American native cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Fire making kit, accession number 1-13968a,b, described as Fire making kit. Made of "buckeye" wood, handcarved, polished from usage. a) Drill. Wear on distal end, broken at proximal end. b) Hearth. Inverted keystone shaped. Three equally-spaced starter holes on narrow surface.

Hearst Museum object titled Fire making kit, accession number 2-1291a-c, described as Outfit of fire sticks with old drill. a) Wood hearth, some red pigment. b) Drill sticks, red-stained wood. c) Ivory bow with incised hunting scenes, rawhide thong.

Hearst Museum object titled Photographic print, accession number 13-126, described as Karok Indian, Tommy Bob, making fire with a drill.