Making fire with two pieces of sticks; and tinder-making

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Title

Making fire with two pieces of sticks; and tinder-making

Collection

Lucy Lloyd |xam notebooks

Contributor

han≠kass'o (Klein Jantje) (VIII)

Summary

<i>Making fire with two pieces of stick. By /han≠kass'o (L VIII. -28. 8471 and 8472).</i>

Comments

1) p.8470v: |han≠kass'o experienced this himself: his maternal grandfather (Tsatsi) made fire this way when he had no tinder, 2) p.8472v: all |xam have 'European' tinderboxes according to |han≠kass'o, 3) This story is found in Book VIII-28

Type

story

Date

4 June 1879 (started)

Category

Custom and daily life

Artefact and dress

Keyword

tinder ( making fire with two pieces of sticks )

tinder ( and tinder-making )

tinder ( called ≠kuobbo )

tinder ( how people 'twirling kindle fire' )

tinder ( and the use of Doornboom wood )

tinder ( used by the |xam )

tinder ( placed in the tinderbox )

tinderbox ( making fire with two pieces of sticks when there is no )

tinderbox ( and tinder-making )

tinderbox ( tinder is kept in )

tinderbox ( the European )

tinderbox ( all |xam have a European one )

fire ( making with two pieces of sticks )

fire ( the wood used in making )

fire ( and the manner in which the |xam 'twirling kindle fire' )

fire ( making one using two sticks from an arrow shaft )

fire ( the Driedoorn is used to make )

fire ( the tinderbox which is used )

fire ( and the making of tinder )

fire ( making one without tinder )

European tinderbox ( making fire )

European tinderbox ( tinder-making )

stick ( making fire with two pieces of )

stick ( and the manner in which people 'twirling kindle fire' )

stick ( from a divided arrow shaft )

arrow ( its shaft is divided into two sticks and used to make fire )

arrow ( and the manner in which people 'twirling kindle fire' )

wood ( used to kindle fire )

wood ( Driedoorn, or !nabba, used to kindle fire )

wood ( dry Doornboom, or thorn tree, is used for tinder-making )

name ( of the thorn-trees used to make tinder and kindling )

name ( Driedoorn, or !nabba )

name ( Doornboom )

name ( tinder called ≠kuobbo )

Story Pages

8471-8473

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