Fire Piston Tinder Case
50-49-1533
From: Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 50-49-1533 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Cotton |
| Description | Tinder case for fire piston. Original description: " Fire Piston Accessory Tube. Section of cane at node. One internodal tube section contains cotton tinder for use in piston; this end cut square. Other chamber is used to develop the spark and contains some wax; this end obliquely truncated." Found with 50-49-1532 A-B. |
| Length | 11.2 cm |
| Width | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950 |
| Other Number | 40 - Other Number |
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