Fire Piston Cylinder
50-49-1534B
From: Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 50-49-1534B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | Fire piston cylinder. Wood tube with seven facets and flat round bottom. Decorative small triangular incisions at edges of facets: groups of three at top and four at bottom. This and 50-49-1534B found with 50-49-1535. Original description: "Pressure chamber: 7-faceted orange wood; flat, round knob at bottom; lozenge-shaped incision across facet ridges, three at top, 4 at bottom." |
| Length | 10.3 cm |
| Width | 2.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950 |
| Other Number | 37 - Other Number |
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