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1938.35.682.2

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

1938.35.682.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Strike-a-light flint. [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Long description
Strike-a-light flint. It is brownish-grey in colour and, elongated and domed in shape, with ragged sections. For associated objects see [1938.35.682 .1 - .4] [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Assam Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram Meghalaya
Cultural groups
Thado
Zomi
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone
Dimensions
Depth: max 14 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 32 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.682.2 Other numbers: 1364 a-d

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