Cloth firebag containing tinder

Cloth firebag containing tinder, steel, flint and pipe, reputedly from Neemuch, Central India, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A14658
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
length 440 mm
width 205 mm
type:
firebags, pipes, tinders, steel and flint
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Pipes

Pipes

Pot pipe, stem and bowl only, stored in cloth firebag, reputedly from Neemuch, Central India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
height 72 mm
diameter 35 mm
Materials:
pottery
Object Number:
A14658 Pt1
type:
pipes
Tinders

Tinders

Wooden tube on end of cotton(?) string with charred end, stored in cloth firebag, reputedly from Neemuch, Central India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
tube: length 72 mm
diameter 15 mm
string: length 490 mm
Materials:
tube, wood and tinder, cotton, string, ? cotton
Object Number:
A14658 Pt3
type:
tinders
Steel tool

Steel tool

Piece of steel, stored in cloth firebag, reputedly from Neemuch, Central India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
length 89 mm
width 42 mm
thickness 5 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A14658 Pt4
type:
steel
Flint

Flint

Chunk of flint, stored in cloth firebag, reputedly from Neemuch, Central India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
length 55 mm
width 49 mm
thickness 24 mm
Materials:
stone
Object Number:
A14658 Pt5
type:
flint
Firebag for tinder, steel, flint and pipe

Firebag for tinder, steel, flint and pipe

Cloth firebag for tinder, steel, flint and pipe, reputedly from Neemuch, Central India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
overall: 440 mm x 205 mm,
Materials:
complete and cloth
Object Number:
A14658 Pt6
type:
firebag
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