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Object Number
38-60-30/1760
Display Title
Piece of candle - used to light the house at night
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Resin-covered fiber strings, long, thin, twisted.
Classification
- Candle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Quichua
- Payamino
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials
Resin, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 17.6 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm (6 15/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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