Fire Piston Tinder Case
L-192-120C
From: Philippine Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | L-192-120C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Cotton | Wax |
| Description | Tinder case for fire piston L-192-120 A-B. Length of bamboo with node in middle. Cotton tinder in one end, wax (?) in the other. End containing cotton is decorated with a band of criss-crossing incised lines forming pattern of diamonds. Around the narrow middle, at the node, is wound a light colored string connecting it to cylinder L-192-120B.. |
| Length | 12 cm |
| Width | 2.2 cm |
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