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Dani tribe: Technique of firemaking

We witness here a primitive way of firemaking used by the Dani. There are other techniques of firemaking used by Stone Age men, such as the striking together of flint and metal (Neolithic men) or the hand drill used by the Amazonian Matis tribe.

   
 

Dani Tribe

 
  Baliem Valley, Highlands West Papua, 1962  
 
 
Sweet potatoe cycle
Common meal preparation
Technique of firemaking
Education by the Dani
Fight Training
 

 

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