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1921.69.1.1

Fire piston of buffalo horn [.1] with wooden piston [.2].

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1921.69.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fire piston of buffalo horn [.1] with wooden piston [.2].
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Perak Batu Kurau
Cultural groups
Pattani Malay
Person
Maker A Patani Malay
Field collector Ivor Hugh Norman Evans
PRM source Ivor Hugh Norman Evans
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1921
Date collected
By 1921
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Buffalo Cattle Horn Animal, Material Wood Plant, Material Palm Leaf Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 140 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.69.1.1 Accession number: 1921.69.1.2

Search terms: Fire, Fire Accessory, Tinder

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