- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Tinder. Oblong piece of orange fungus. One side is smooth, the other with striations. [BS [OPS move] 21/8/2017]
- Cultural groups
- Norwegian
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1896
- Date collected
- 1896
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1939
- Materials and processes
- Material Fungus Plant, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 41 mm, Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 58 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.35.149 Other numbers: 831
Search terms: Fire, Specimen, Fire Accessory, Tinder
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