Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 58The Museum, 1981 - Natural history |
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... fire - sticks ' Fire is lighted by the friction of a stick against another , of the wood called vethe ; the one lays flat on the ground , the other is placed vertically upon the former , and its end rests in a cavity made in the middle ...
... fire - sticks ' Fire is lighted by the friction of a stick against another , of the wood called vethe ; the one lays flat on the ground , the other is placed vertically upon the former , and its end rests in a cavity made in the middle ...
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... fire - sticks Cape tribes : fire - sticks [ Sneezewood ] ' is still employed by the Kafirs as tinder , and was formerly employed by them to produce fire by friction . ' p . 246 ' He also mentions that this [ isiduli ] is one of two ...
... fire - sticks Cape tribes : fire - sticks [ Sneezewood ] ' is still employed by the Kafirs as tinder , and was formerly employed by them to produce fire by friction . ' p . 246 ' He also mentions that this [ isiduli ] is one of two ...
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... fire - making by friction ; fite - stick , D , general . 2. wood from which fire - sticks are made , X Xes ( X - MacDonald 1890a ) 570 uvathi 1. nD . 2. fire - stick , not confirmed today but cf. 3. vethe wood used for fire - sticks ...
... fire - making by friction ; fite - stick , D , general . 2. wood from which fire - sticks are made , X Xes ( X - MacDonald 1890a ) 570 uvathi 1. nD . 2. fire - stick , not confirmed today but cf. 3. vethe wood used for fire - sticks ...
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