Tibetan Iron Striker Purse

Scarred, rivet-studded pouch with a flat tray beneath, built like a small fortress.

This Tibetan striker purse of leather, silver and iron is from Tibet. Strike-a-light purses were traditionally worn at the belt in Tibet, holding a steel striker, flint and tinder for making fire on the road. Boxy, curved-top pouch with a hinged lid, a ring at the top and rivets at the corners. A small decorative medallion marks the center. The surface is dark, pitted and rust-stained, and a flat tray extends beneath.

Dented, riveted and clearly far beyond being polite about it.