Ornamental firestick cover
- Title:
- Ornamental firestick cover
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Lauriston Sharp
- Date:
- 1930s
- Country:
- Australia
- ID Number:
- Anthr1973_001_0007_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 973.1.7
- File Name:
- Anthr1973_001_0007_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Yir Yoront
- Style/Period:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Work Type:
- fire sticks
covers (closures) - Materials/Techniques:
- resin
thread
pandana seeds
plant stem - Subject:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Measurement:
- 16.2 x 2.6 (stem) x 5 (length x diameter x diameter)
- Description:
- A hollowed out plant stem of some kind which served to hold the firesticks, this is wrapped with pink thread which is cemented in place with resin, one end has a lopsided oval "head" of resin in which red pandana seeds are embedded.
- Bibliography:
- Penny D. Aldrich "Yir Yoront: The Australian Collection"
- Archival Collection:
- Yir Yoront ethnographic collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Collection 'Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections' are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Department of Anthropology. Physical artifacts from the Cornell Anthropology Collections were photographed by Cornell University Library in 2012-13 for inclusion in this image collection. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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