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1938.35.1195.1

Leather tinder-pouch with fixed steel. Attached to leather straps with metal rings. Also attached to the leather straps are a pointed horn toggle, two wooden sheaths containing a knife [1938.35.1195 .2] and tongs [1938.35.1195], a leather pocket containing a metal spoon. [AB [OPS Move] 15/5/2017]

1938.35.1195.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather tinder-pouch with fixed steel. Attached to leather straps with metal rings. Also attached to the leather straps are a pointed horn toggle, two wooden sheaths containing a knife [1938.35.1195 .2] and tongs [1938.35.1195], a leather pocket containing a metal spoon. [AB [OPS Move] 15/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Kashmir
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
1893
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Steel Metal, Material Brass Metal, Material Animal Horn, Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Knotted, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Height: max 37 mm, Width: max 165 mm, Length: max 800 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.1195.1 Other numbers: 1863

Search terms: Bag, Fire, Tool, Weapon, Tinder, Fire Accessory, Spoon, Sheath

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