Tinder from fire piston set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tinder from fire piston set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Long description: Tinder from fire piston set in a textile bag. The set contains cylinder [.1] with bag attached, piston [.2], tinder [.3]. The tinder is made of plant fibre. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Mandalay Mogok
Cultural groups: Singpho
Person: Field collector Henry Francis (Frank) Atlay; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1907
Date collected: By 1907
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre
Dimensions: Depth 28 mm approx, Width 65 mm approx, Length 73 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.83.3 Other numbers: 763 a,b
Research and responses: Mogok is a mining centre where many tribes meet.

Search terms: Fire, Bag, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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