Fire drill and fireboard

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Date created: 1880-1909

Culture/People: Chiricahua Apache
Previous owner: Mrs. George Notci' (Mrs. George Notchi'), Chiricahua Apache [Fort Sill, Oklahoma]
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Mrs. George Notchi' (Chiricahua Apache) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Lawton; Lawton; Comanche County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Chiricahua Apache; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1517
Barcode: 021517.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)
Native Term: k!LeL

Object Name: Fire drill and fireboard
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Scorched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62febe519-ba02-41da-b65c-ef1aefe26445

Record ID: NMAI_22778