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1938.35.108.2

Palm tinder after preparation, brown with white strands. Stored in glass-topped box along with [1938.35.108 .1] [EH [OPS move] 11/8/2017]


1938.35.108.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Palm tinder after preparation, brown with white strands. Stored in glass-topped box along with [1938.35.108 .1] [EH [OPS move] 11/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Java
Person
Field collector Robert Walter Campbell Shelford
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
By 1905
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Palm Fibre Plant, Process Dried
Dimensions
Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.108.2 Other numbers: 788 b

Search terms: Fire, Specimen, Plant, Tinder, Fire Accessory