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1938.35.803

Tinder pouch. [BS [OPS move] 6/9/2017]

1938.35.803

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tinder pouch. [BS [OPS move] 6/9/2017]
Long description
Tinder pouch. Bird skin is light yellow and textured, stitched closed at one end and cut to form a fringe. The middle is gathered with a ring of polished fruit shell and the open end is cut into a fringe. [BS [OPS move] 6/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Paraguay
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Paraguay
Chaco Boreal Paraguay River
Person
Field collector Luigi Balzan
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1889
Date collected
1889
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Bird Skin, Material Plant Fruit Husk, Process Polished, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Depth: max 20 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 435 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.803 Other numbers: 1515

Search terms: Fire, Bag, Fire Accessory, Tinder