Fire-drill (length 17 1/2 ins) and Hearth (4 3/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 ins); drill
- Made:
- Bow
Fire-drill (length 17 1/2 ins) and Hearth (4 3/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 ins); drill, a slender dark-brown twig, peeled; hearth, a thicker stick (apparently of same wood), cut flat on two sides, with three drill-pits (two used), each with a side-notch, on each narrow edge; an uncommon type; from the North Niger district. West Africa.
Details
- Category:
- Firemaking
- Object Number:
- 1937-682/32A
- type:
- fire-drill
- credit:
- Wilkinson Sword Ltd.
