Tinder box with lid. [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder box with lid. [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description: Tinder box with lid. Roughly cuboid in shape with a rounded and expanded centre. Made of basketry work stiffened with a coating of ?resin. The lid slots into the container. For associated objects see [1938.35.682 .1 - .4] [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Assam Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram Meghalaya
Cultural groups: Thado; Zomi
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1920
Date collected: By 1920
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Resin Plant, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Depth: max 25 mm box, Width: max 44 mm box, Length: max 61 mm box
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.682.1 Other numbers: 1364 a-d

Search terms: Fire, Box, Basketry, Fire Accessory, Lid

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