Tinder Pouch
ca. 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This leather pouch was used for carrying tinder and a flint. A spark was produced by striking the flint against the steel base ridge. The decoration of two facing dragons chasing a jewel and a seperate swastika is executed in inlaid gold, a technique for which the craftsmen of eastern Tibet were famous.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Steel and leather |
| Brief description | Tinde pouch, mechag, steel, gold, brasss, leather, eastern Tiber, 19th century. |
| Physical description | A leather tinder pouch with steel ridge along its base. This steel is inlaid with gold design in the form of two facing dragons chasing a jewel and swastika. |
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| Object history | Bequest of Adelaine Gourlay. |
| Summary | This leather pouch was used for carrying tinder and a flint. A spark was produced by striking the flint against the steel base ridge. The decoration of two facing dragons chasing a jewel and a seperate swastika is executed in inlaid gold, a technique for which the craftsmen of eastern Tibet were famous. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Clarke: Jewellery of Tibet and Himalayas, V&A Publications
ISBN 1 85177 4238, 2004, page 87, no.73. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.28-1965 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2004 |
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