Fire-Producers (2) Item Number: E1963-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "PIECE OF WOOD & STICK & REST. FIRE-DRILL--LOWER PART A BILLET OF SEMI-DECAYED WOOD, WITH A NUMBER OF FIRE HOLES DRILLED ALONG A FURROW, SO THAT THE DUST THEY COLLECT FALLS INTO THE NEXT HOLE AND IGNITES. THIS ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPLISHES THE SAME RESULT AS THE LATERAL FURROW IN THE INDIAN FIRE-DRILL. LENGTH, 12 INCHES. #1963. #1963-ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; FIG. 29, P. 560; AND IN PROCEEDINGS, USNM, VOL. 73, ART. 14; FIG. 27; P. 40. *DOUBLE ENTRY UNDER CAT. #624."
Item History
- Made in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in Northwest Territories, Canada
- Received from Bernard R. Ross on December 27, 1866
What
- Name
- Fire-Producers (2)
- Identification Number
- E1963-0
- Type of Item
- fire set
Who
- Culture
- Eskimo
- Received from
- Bernard R. Ross
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected in
- Northwest Territories, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 27, 1866
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00095