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Fire syringe (piston or cylinder) and nut tinder box
Fire syringe (piston or cylinder) and nut tinder box
Object Number 04-19-70/63281
Display Title Fire syringe (piston or cylinder) and nut tinder box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Containers, hollowed nut tied to cylindrical bronze container with wood piston
Classification
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Oceania / Malaysia / Borneo
Additional Geographic Terms Ran? River; Sarawak
Materials Nut, Bronze, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (4 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 63281

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