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Object Number
35-36-60/2072
Display Title
Fire piston made from black buffalo horn - embellished with +
Descriptions
Object Description
Fire piston made from black buffalo horn - embellished with silver collar around handle of the piston
Inventory Description
Piston, horn, rectangular, sliding lid, separate horn cylinder, metal ring
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Laotian Thai?
- Western Lao?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Thailand
Additional Geographic Terms
Indochina, North: Chiengrai
Materials
Horn, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm (3 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-36-60/2072; 188
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