Fire stick

Museum number:
11-45599
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110045599
Alternate number:
TEMP 2018.545 (temporary number, EOC reconciliation)
Accession number:
Acc.4815
Description:
Light wood, shaved fire stick with a crack down the middle for inserting tinder.
Donor:
Found in Collections (FIC)
Culture or time period:
New Guinea cultures
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
October 16, 2019
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
depth 4.5 centimeters, height 38 centimeters, and width 10 centimeters
Comment:
New Guinea Fire stick" written on object; accompanying note sheet has same information.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fire stick, accession number 11-45599, described as Light wood, shaved fire stick with a crack down the middle for inserting tinder.

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