Leather tinder pouch with fixed steel. [BS [OPS move] 11/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Leather tinder pouch with fixed steel. [BS [OPS move] 11/8/2017]
Long description: Tinder pouch, roughly rectangular in shape with curved and slightly flared base edge. Constructed from a folded piece of leather with a curved steel attached to the bottom edge. The front of the pouch is decorated with a three incised brass plates with foliate designs under which are lined with red silk. The top edge is mounted with a decorative bar featuring stylised dragon heads at each end. Mounted on this are three brass loops through which three brass curved handles are looped. There is an incised band of brass featuring a loop and dot pattern across the centre. A long brass chain is connected to the uppermost handle loop. [BS [OPS move] 11/8/2017]
Geographical reference: Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet; China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: By 1909
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Steel Metal, Material Silk Textile Animal, Process Incised, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 690 mm, Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 90 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.749 Other numbers: 1461