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1938.35.693

Tinder box with tinder. [BS [OPS move] 7/9/2017]

1938.35.693

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tinder box with tinder. [BS [OPS move] 7/9/2017]
Long description
Tinder box with tinder. Box is made from a hollowed bamboo tube, with one end blocked off, and partially filled with black fluffy palm scurf. The tube is decorated with incised and blackened bands and foliate designs. [BS [OPS move] 7/9/2017]
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 Bamboo Plant, Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Incised, Process Hollowed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 40 mm, Length: max 167 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.693 Other numbers: 1375

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