Donor Name:

Jack C. Pamplin  Search this

Culture:

Kachin  Search this

Object Type:

Fire Piston

Place:

North, Burma (Myanmar), Asia

Accession Date:

1 Feb 1972

Notes:

FROM CARD: "CYLINDER OF DARK BROWN WOOD, EXPANDING SLIGHTLY AT THE BOTTOM, AND WITH CENTRAL CAVITY INTO WHICH THE CLOSELY FITTING PISTON IS PLUNGED TO PRODUCE A SPARK THAT IS CAUGHT IN THE PUNK CAVITY IN TOP OF PISTON HANDLE."

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

298614

USNM Number:

E414676-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd15aab9-53c5-49b7-934d-6ebbc5f2ea96

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8445809