Tinder pouch

Description

Tinder pouch of leather, oblong pouch with curved steel bottom edge and silver mounts, decorated with flower-shaped clusters of carnelian and malachite set in silver-gilt, used in fire-making: Tibetan style, collected Mongolia, 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1927.661

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tinder pouch

Production information

Mongolia, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Leather, Steel, Silver, Carnelian, Turquoise, Silver-gilt

Physical description

Leather; heavy curved steel at bottom; silver mounts; back and flap mounted with clusters of cornelian and turquoises set in silver-gilt

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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