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Fire sticks, cape York, Northern Queensland. Two fire sticks…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Fire sticks, cape York, Northern Queensland. Two fire sticks bound at one end by orchid vine and inlaid with abrus seeds at one end into a rounded mound of beeswax. Firesticks in this part of Australia are extremely long, one being drilled into the base of the other to make fire by friction. The driller-firemaker stands up to do this. In Wik-Mungkan they are called thum pup (literally 'Fire + Premna wood'). Carved wood, native-bee wax, palm leaf and abrus seeds. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 80 x 5 cm
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Category:
Unclassified