Fire Stick Item Number: C550 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A long charred wood stick with a v-shaped groove that is 1.5 cm deep and 15 cm long.
History Of Use
To start a fire
Item History
- Made in Viti Levu, Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Fire Stick
- Identification Number
- C550
- Type of Item
- fire stick
- Material
- wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- gouged
- Overall
- height 127.0 cm, diameter 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Viti Levu, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0904