Fire drill, fireboard, and wrapper

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Culture/People: Nambikuára (Nambicuara)
Collector: Francis Gow-Smith (Francis William Gow-Smith), Non-Indian, 1894-1939

Collection History: Collected in 1926 or 1927 by explorer and amateur ethnologist Francis Gow-Smith (1894-1939) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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Place: North of Rio Sauêruiná (Rio Papagaio); North of Rio Sauêruiná (Rio Papagaio); Southwest Mesoregion; Mato Grosso State, Central-West Region; Brazil

See related items: Nambikuára (Nambicuara); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/3672
Barcode: 153672.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Fire drill, fireboard, and wrapper
Media/Materials: Wood, leaf/leaves, twine/string
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61585e5e8-de04-4d37-a14d-56c751cc9ada

Record ID: NMAI_164936