Flint and striker set

Museum number:
9-22030
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.T-119 and T-119 (original number)
Description:
This is a flint and striker set. The pouch contains flint stones. The iron striker bar is attached to the pouch, which hangs from a cotton cord hung on a silver and iron belt clip.
Collection place:
Tibet
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Iron (metal), Leather, and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Firemaking kits
Function:
1.5 Household
Production date:
19th-20th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Flint and striker set, accession number 9-22030, described as This is a flint and striker set. The pouch contains flint stones. The iron striker bar is attached to the pouch, which hangs from a cotton cord hung on a silver and iron belt clip.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Flint and striker set, accession number 9-22030, described as This is a flint and striker set. The pouch contains flint stones. The iron striker bar is attached to the pouch, which hangs from a cotton cord hung on a silver and iron belt clip.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Flint and striker set, accession number 9-22030, described as This is a flint and striker set. The pouch contains flint stones. The iron striker bar is attached to the pouch, which hangs from a cotton cord hung on a silver and iron belt clip.

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