Collection

String firebag containing pipe

Made:
1850-1920 in Rajasthan

String firebag containing pipe, flint, tinder and steel, reputedly from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A14656
Materials:
string
type:
firebags, tinders, pipes, quartz and steel
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Smoking pipe

Smoking pipe

Pot pipe, bowl and stem only, stored in string firebag, reputedly from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
overall: 68 mm 34 mm,
Materials:
pottery
Object Number:
A14656 Pt1
type:
pipe - smoking equipment
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Rag containing remains of tinder

Rag containing remains of tinder

Small rag containing remains of tinder, stored in string firebag, reputedly from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Object Number:
A14656 Pt2
type:
tinder
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Chunk of quartz

Chunk of quartz

Chunk of quartz, stored in string firebag, reputedly from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
overall: 25 mm x 30 mm x 26 mm,
Materials:
quartz
Object Number:
A14656 Pt3
type:
quartz
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Piece of steel

Piece of steel

Piece of steel, stored in string firebag, reputedly from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
overall: 68 mm x 27 mm x 4 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A14656 Pt4
type:
steel
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Firebag of flint, tinder and steel

Firebag of flint, tinder and steel

String firebag for, flint, tinder and steel, reputedly from Rajastan, India, 1850-1920

Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 145 mm x 13 mm,
Materials:
string and complete
Object Number:
A14656 Pt5
type:
firebag
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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