Fire Carrying Stick
55-17-320
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-320 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pine Cone |
| Description | Cone of Bankshire pine used to carry fire. It smoulders like "punk" |
| Length | 17 cm |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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