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1938.35.678.2

Strike-a-light flint. [ILL [OPS move] 31/8/2017]

1938.35.678.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Strike-a-light flint. [ILL [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description
Strike-a-light flint. Formed of an irregular shaped rocked that is pointed at one end. Half of the flint is a translucent white colour and of a smooth texture, and the other half is opaque, white and brown in colour, with a rough surface. Please note that stored in a glass topped cardboard box. [ILL [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Rajasthan
Person
Field collector Alfred Crowdy Lovett
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
July 1893
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone, Process Knitted, Process Woven
Dimensions
Depth: max 22 mm, Width: max 31 mm, Length: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.678.2 Other numbers: 1360 a-e
Research and responses

This could be Alfred Crowdy Lovett, see biographies [AP 26/2/2002]

Search terms: Fire, Bag, Cordage, Narcotic, Fire Accessory, Tinder, Pipe

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