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R00471.ATS613w_001.Firestick (vertical hand drill)
AO ID
ATS613w_001
Title
Firestick (vertical hand drill)
Created
1968 or 1969
Item type
Physical Object
Object type
Equipment
Wood
Medium
Ochre on wood
Extent (#items)
1
Extent (dimensions)
44.5 x 1 x 1 cm (irregular, largest dimensions)
Creation place / original location
Maningrida (Central Arnhem Land SD53-02)
Provenance
Professor Leslie Haynes and Janice Haynes Collection, donated through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2007
Subject
Technology - Wood - Fire sticks
Firemaking.
Access rights
Open access
Registration number
R00471
