Hearth, in form of an Australian native Shield of thick soft wood, curved in front, with sunken hand-hold at back; surface covered all over, both back and front, with red ochre
Fire-saw and Hearth (lengths 10 1/2 ins and 16 ins), both of bamboo; has been used very many times. Philippine Islands. Fire-saw and Hearth (lengths 10 1/2 ins and 16 ins)
Hearth (length 7 ins) and Sawing-thong of split rattan, coiled; as used by the Tapiro, a pigmy race of Dutch New Guinea. Papua. Hearth (length 7 ins) and Sawing-thong of split rattan
Drill, Hearth, and Drill-bow (lengths 10 3/4 ins, 13 1/2 ins, and 16 ins), with Mouthpiece, as used by the Eskimo; the bow formed from the rib of a caribou; the mouthpiece formed from a vertebra of the same animal. North America. Drill, Hearth, and Drill-bow
Hearth (length 15 ins) of soft wood and Sawing-thong (17 1/2 ins) of split bamboo; collected in the Naga Hills, November 1922; presented by Mr Henry Balfour. (Note the split end of the hearth, between the two ends of which, kept slightly apart by a small stone, some tinder is placed.) India. Hearth (length 15 ins) of soft wood and Sawing-thong (17 1/2 ins) of split bamboo