Fire drill; made of Bixa orellana with bark removed; charred where drill is fitted into base and twirled; former use: fire-making. a) length: 13 inches; b) length: 14½ inches. Called Páypa; made by Alejandro (nawádnci).
Donor:
Patricia J. Lyon
Collection place:
Keros village, Q'osñipata District, Paucartambo Province
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Huachipaeri
Collector:
Patricia J. Lyon
Collection date:
June 30, 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Charred
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1967-1968 #139: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Patricia J. Lyon (May 20, 1968–May 27, 1968)