[Bonetools] (Fwd) Bonetools post from iva_fiore at yahoo.it

[Pierre Cattelain]

Dear Alice,

Thank you very much for this nice photo...

I'm really involved by the different ways of fire making...

Best,

Pierre



Le 20 nov. 08 à 22:33, Alice Choyke a écrit :

> Dear Pierre,
>      Sorry, I didn't express myself very well. Luckily I just saw a  
> wooden example of what I mean at  the crannog reconstruction on  
> Lake Tay in Scotland. The trough-like container holds hot embers  
> and dry tinder. There is a small hole in the short end the boy is  
> gently blowing into. The Italian objects looks unfinished to me. In  
> any case this was only a hypothesis on my part.
>
> Best,
> Alice
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:04 PM, Pierre Cattelain  
> <pcattela at ulb.ac.be> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I don't understand. What is the utility of a container of cinders,  
> in the purpose of fire-making ???
>
> Best
>
> Pierre Cattelain
> Directeur
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> 81, rue de la Gare
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>
>
>
> Le 18 nov. 08 à 10:33, h13017cho at helka.iif.hu a écrit :
>
>> Dear bonetool members,
>>     The posting is  a bit ambiguous but if I were to make a guess  
>> about this object I would say
>> it must be produced with metal tools and is some kind of a  
>> container. what sprung to mind is
>> something to hold cinders for fire-making rather than a quiver.   
>> Iva and Gianfranco - could we
>> have a bit more background information on what looks like a very  
>> interesting object?
>>
>> Best,
>> Alice
>>
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