Old Tibetan Leather Purse Fire Starter Chuckmuck
…beautiful collection item
Old Tibetan Leather Purse Fire Starter
chuckmuck, a beautiful collection item…
From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia;
The chuckmuck is constructed from a stiff leather purse with a thick
curved steel striker attached by rivets to its base. The sides and flap of the
purse are either sewn or fixed by ornamental metal plates or small plaques.
Inside are kept a piece of flint and a little tinder (pulped woody material
such as plant roots). On the top fold a thin metal plate with 1 - 3 small hooks
allow the pouch to be hung from the belt with a chuckmuck strap: a chain,
leather thong or embroidered cloth.
Chuckmucks vary in size and decoration, with the circular boss in the
centre of the flap, which operates as a hook to keep the purse closed,
sometimes being decorated by a semi-precious stone such as coral or turquoise.
Other decorations on the mounts are in silver, brass or iron with geometric
patterns, floral designs, Tibetan motifs, or in the animal style. The
steel striker is occasionally engraved: with two dragons or Chinese
characters. The University of Washington database contains a
collection of fire steels including early chuckmucks on plates 45-48 from
several countries.
The chuckmuck is hung from the belt in both Mongolian and Tibetan
traditional dress for men and women. For this reason, it is sometimes described
as a Chatelaine (chain) with strap ornaments, as in the British
Museum exhibit. It is sometimes accompanied by a 'chuckmuck purse' as
a jewellery set in exactly the same style only lacking the curved steel
striker.
It has a flint iron and would have held small pieces of flint/
quartz as well as a wad of natural organic tinder.
It
has inset brass on the
front flap…
Please see detail photos
which form part of the description…
STU/A31
The measurements are
Size: 7 cm High X 8.5 cm
Wide @ Blade
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