Tinder Box
Flint
Steel
A453.4
From: Japan | Hokkaido | Biratori
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | A453.4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ainu |
| Provenience | Japan | Hokkaido | Biratori |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bamboo | Flint | Steel |
| Description | Kar-pas-sintoko (カㇻパㇱシントコ) Tinder box. Kar-kani (カㇻカニ) Steel. Kar-suma (カㇻスマ) Flint. The tinderbox contains kar-pash (カㇻパㇱ) charcoal. There is a hollow tube made of chi-kisa-ni (チキサニ) that would have had embers placed inside to help make a fire. These items would have been kept in a hunter's pouch made of bear fur (カムイルシカロプ ). |
| Credit Line | Gift of Dr. Hiram M. Hiller, 1901 |
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