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1938.35.84.2

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

1938.35.84.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Horn piston from fire piston set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Long description
Piston of light coloured horn from fire piston set. The fire piston set contains [.1] cylinder and attached bag and box, [.2] piston and [.3] tinder. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Upper [Northern] Burma
Person
Field collector Claude Rogers
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Buffalo Cattle Horn Animal, Process Turned
Dimensions
Width: max 15 mm, Length: max 91 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.84.2 Other numbers: 764 a-c

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory