Tinder-box (length 6 ins) of turned bamboo

PART OF:
Bryant and May collection of fire-making appliances.
Made:
Sarawak
Tinder-box (length 6 ins) of turned bamboo, in two parts

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Tinder-box (length 6 ins) of turned bamboo, in two parts
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tinder-box (length 6 ins) of turned bamboo, in two parts, one fitting into the other; two portions originally held together by a string (now missing); exterior covered with split rattan cane, plaited, dyed dark brown; from Baram District, Sarawak, Borneo. East Indies.

Details

Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1937-682/680
type:
tinder-box
credit:
Wilkinson Sword Ltd.