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1938.35.140

Tinder cord for smokers. Covered with chequered purple and yellow silk, with a cream textile figure of a bird suspended at one end. [ILL [OPS move] 29/8/2017]

1938.35.140

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tinder cord for smokers. Covered with chequered purple and yellow silk, with a cream textile figure of a bird suspended at one end. [ILL [OPS move] 29/8/2017]
Long description
Tinder cord for smokers. Covered with chequered purple and yellow silk, with a cream textile figure of a bird suspended at one end from a a braided silk cord wrapped around the bundle. Roughly cylindrical and folded in two places to form a bundle. [ILL [OPS move] 29/8/2017]
Person
Field collector Mrs Robin
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material String Plant, Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Process Woven, Process Knitted
Dimensions
Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.140 Other numbers: 822

Search terms: Fire, Cordage, Narcotic, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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