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1938.35.94

Pinkish brown fluffy leaf scurf, used as tinder for matchlocks. Stored inside glass-topped box. [EH [OPS move] 14/8/2017]

1938.35.94

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pinkish brown fluffy leaf scurf, used as tinder for matchlocks. Stored inside glass-topped box. [EH [OPS move] 14/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan
Balochistan
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1938
Date collected
By 1896
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 62 mm, Width: max 29 mm, Depth: max 11 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.94 Other numbers: 774

Search terms: Specimen, Plant, Fire, Firearm Weapon, Firearm Accessory, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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