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Object Number
49-14-50/8030
Display Title
Beeswax balls for lamp oil, each has stick for handle, nta
Descriptions
Object Description
Beeswax balls for lamp oil, each has stick for handle, nta
Inventory Description
Wax ball fragments, pitted, holes, with sticks, stick and veg fiber fragments
Classification
- Lighting device
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials
Wax, Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.4 x 7.7 x 6.2 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
3 partial wax ball fragments, 6 sticks
Label on object
49-14-50/8030
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