Period:Unknown Production date:4thC
Materials:wood, leather,
Technique:cut, notched,
Dimensions:Height: 7.10 centimetres (peg) Height: 9.50 centimetres Width: 2.40 centimetres
Description:
Fire-lighting equipment in two pieces. It consists of a wooden board with four notches and a hole in the centre. Through the hole a strip of leather has been attached to a pointed wooden stick. It is probably what remains of the wooden shaft which was spun with the hands and against the wooden board, eventually creating heat through friction.
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Materials:wood, leather,
Technique:cut, notched,
Dimensions:Height: 7.10 centimetres (peg) Height: 9.50 centimetres Width: 2.40 centimetres
Description:
Fire-lighting equipment in two pieces. It consists of a wooden board with four notches and a hole in the centre. Through the hole a strip of leather has been attached to a pointed wooden stick. It is probably what remains of the wooden shaft which was spun with the hands and against the wooden board, eventually creating heat through friction.
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