- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Tinder. [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
- Long description
- Tinder. Made of ? vegetable fibre and beige in colour. For associated objects see [1938.35.682 .1 - .4] [PRA [OPS move] 31/8/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Assam Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Mizoram Meghalaya
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1920
- Date collected
- By 1920
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1939
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Fibre
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 19 mm, Width: max 23 mm, Length: max 40 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.35.682.4 Other numbers: 1364 a-d
Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory, Tinder
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