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1938.35.104

Cream coloured spongy palm scurf, for use as tinder. Stored inside glass-topped box. [EH [OPS move] 14/8/2017]

1938.35.104

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cream coloured spongy palm scurf, for use as tinder. Stored inside glass-topped box. [EH [OPS move] 14/8/2017]
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant
Dimensions
Depth: max 24 mm box, Width: max 44 mm box, Length: max 68 mm box
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.104 Other numbers: 784

Search terms: Fire, Specimen, Plant, Tinder, Fire Accessory

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