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Object Number 38-48-70/890
Display Title Lamp?
Descriptions
Object Description Stone oil lamp?
Inventory Description Lamp, porous stone, round flat base, carved cup-like body
Classification
  • Lamp
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Hawaii County
Materials Stone, Slag
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
Donor Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)

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