Fire plow

Museum number:
11-45600
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
D-98 (exhibition number), LMA 5b (exhibition number?), and TEMP 2018.548 (temporary number, EOC reconciliation)
Description:
Fire saw or plow. Worked wood stick, shaved to a tapered point that is blackened from use.
Collection place:
Pohnpei Island, Senyavin Islands, Pohnpei State
Verbatim coll. place:
Ponape Micronesia
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
depth 1 centimeters, height 36 centimeters, and width 2 centimeters
Comment:
Fire plow - soft wood. Ponape Micronesia. Fire produced by rapidly rubbing back and forth under pressure.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fire plow, accession number 11-45600, described as Fire saw or plow. Worked wood stick, shaved to a tapered point that is blackened from use.

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