Fire Piston Tinder Case

Tinder case for fire piston L-192-120 A-B. Length of bamboo with node in middle. Cotton tinder in one end, wax (?) in the other. End containing cotton is decorated with a band of criss-crossing incised lines forming pattern of diamonds. Around the narrow middle, at the node, is wound a light colored string connecting it to cylinder L-192-120B..

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