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1938.35.739.1

Tinder pouch with fixed steel from tinder set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]

1938.35.739.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tinder pouch with fixed steel from tinder set. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Long description
Leather tinder pouch with fixed steel from tinder set, with iron handle, steel plate decorations. The tinder set comprises of a tinder pouch [.1] and tinder [.2]. [MJD (Verve) 5/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Russia
Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
Siberia Krasnoyarsk Minusinsk
Person
Field collector Dr Martins
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1892
Date collected
By 1892
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Steel Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Textile, Material Fungus Plant, Process Woven, Process Niello
Dimensions
Thick: max 16 mm, Width: max 80 mm, Length: max 122 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.739.1 Other numbers: 1451

Search terms: Fire, Bag, Fire Accessory, Tinder