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1938.35.110

Dark brown spongy palm-scurf, used as tinder. Stored inside glass-topped box. [EH [OPS move] 14/8/2017]

1938.35.110

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dark brown spongy palm-scurf, used as tinder. Stored inside glass-topped box. [EH [OPS move] 14/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Sumatra Sumatera Lake Toba (Danau Toba)
Cultural groups
Batak
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1915
Date collected
By 1915
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Palm Fibre Plant
Dimensions
Depth: max 23 mm box, Width: max 39 mm box, Length: max 50 mm box
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.110 Other numbers: 790

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