Strike-a-light
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Apr 2006
label: Collection Date
content: 1968
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Dolores Newton
notes: label: Notes
content: Strike-a-light set consisting of the tip of a cows horn with cotton tinder in it, and a lid provided by a gourd piece for extinquishing flame after use; a piece of quartzite ? stone and piece of recycled steel. Male traveler carries set in pocketbook. Used to make fire, light cigarettes. Belonged to seller, Alui, a 29 y/o male and purchased for 5 crn. For linquistic terms see accession records.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Sao Jose, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Krikati
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 400194
label: USNM Number
content: E431068-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Fire Set
physicalDescription: label: Length - Horn
content: 8 cm
label: Circumference
content: 12 cm