EA/59/34 - 
utensils for firemaking

utensils for firemaking

Objectcode
EA/59/34
Description (brief)
Ring made from twisted rattan. Mwn wear this around the upper arm. Used for fire making. A strip is taken from the ring and rubbed quickly on a piece of soft wood. With the sparks a fuse is lit and a fire is started.
Dimensions (Ø)
16,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » stem » palm stem » rattan
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » South West Coast » Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division South New-Guinea » Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category » vestiging » verlichting, verwarming, vuur » vuur aanmaken en in stand houden