Fire Piston Cylinder
50-49-1532B
From: Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 50-49-1532B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Philippine Islands | Luzon | Northern Luzon | Benguet |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Cylinder part of a fire piston. Hollow wood tube with swelling shoulder and round bottom. Dark from handling (?); small oval pit in bottom. This, together with 50-49-1532A, found with 50-49-1533. Original description: "Pressure chamber; dark wood; spindle-shape with bulb at bottom." |
Height | 9.4 cm |
Width | 2.4 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950 |
Other Number | 39 - Other Number |
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