Fireplow hearth

Museum number:
11-14987
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Accession number:
Acc.2059
Description:
Fire plow hearth (ïnanïth); hibiscus wood; ends sawed flat; no use grooves; 75 x 5.5 cm. Used in conjunction with another piece of hibiscus (naïnïth) in fire making by friction; made of discarded hibiscus carrying pole. Little used after European contact but revived during WWII due to match shortage.
Donor:
William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Pohnpei State
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fireplow hearth, accession number 11-14987, described as Fire plow hearth (ïnanïth); hibiscus wood; ends sawed flat; no use grooves; 75 x 5.5 cm. Used in conjunction with another piece of hibiscus (naïnïth) in fire making by friction; made of discarded hibiscus carrying pole. Little used after European contact but revived during WWII due to match shortage.

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