- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Brown fungal tinder in two pieces. For associated tinder pouch and contents see [1938.35.1891 .1 - .5] [EH [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
- Cultural groups
- Swedish
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1939
- Date collected
- By 1939
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1939
- Materials and processes
- Material Fungus Plant
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 11 mm larger piece, Width: max 23 mm larger piece, Length: max 52 mm larger piece
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.35.1891.4 Other numbers: 1390 a-e
Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory, Tinder
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