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1923.84.7

Model of horizontal cylinder bellows [SM (Verve) 14/05/2014]

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1923.84.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model of horizontal cylinder bellows [SM (Verve) 14/05/2014]
Long description
Model of horizontal cylinder bellows. The body is made from carved wood. The bellows have two bamboo nozzles on one side. The piston is pushed with a length of bamboo which projects from one end. The wooden body of the bellows is bound with a length of split cane. Joins in the body are covered with clay or ?resin. [SM (Verve) 14/05/2014]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Chang Naga
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Bamboo Plant, Material Clay, Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Resin Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Bound
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.84.7

Search terms: Tool, Fire, Model, Bellows

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