Tinder Box and Steel
Unidentified Ainu maker
late 19th century
Wood, steel, and string
Overall: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Overall: 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Reverend James Horace Pettee, Class of 1873
99.1.4065
Geography
Place Made: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furnishings: Household Accessory
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
"Purchased directly from an Ainu or through the agency of a trustworthy Christian Japanese" by Reverend James Horace Pettee, (1851-1920), Class of 1873, Congregational Missionary in Japan between 1876-1899; given to present collection, 1899.
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