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Stick For Fire Drill?60/5674
Fire Stick, Old Style60/4305
Fire Stick19/380
Fire Sticks (2)16.1/1934 AB
Fire StickT/22523
Fire Sticks, Base, SpindleE/1896 AB
Fire StickC1425 a-b

Wood for part a and b has been peeled of all bark. Wood knots in part a have been carved out and one end is rounded smooth. One end of part b has been flattened and has two circular notches.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickAa80 a-b

A smooth, light brown stick blackened at the thicker end (part a). One end is slightly tapered, the other, rounded. The base is a roughly carved dark brown stick (part b), stripped and flattened in the centre, with a round blackened hole.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickC550

A long charred wood stick with a v-shaped groove that is 1.5 cm deep and 15 cm long.

Culture
Fijian
Material
wood
Made in
Viti Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fire StickC1729 a-b

A) has three small depressions where tip of stick is placed as well as notches carved at intervals along its length. B) drill stick has one smooth, rounded, blackened end.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
wood
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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