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Object Number
37-98-70/748
Display Title
Wooden lamp - coconut oil and wick
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
nahawauroe
Inventory Description
Lamp, carved wood, round base, two perforations at rim, resin coating
Classification
- Lamp
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Dutch East Indies
/
<State>
/
Nias Island
/
Soliga
/
Soliga
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 8.8 x 9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-98-70/748
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-98-70/749 | Wooden lamp - coconut oil - broken |
Lamp
|
Soliga
| |
| 973-4-60/13306 | Oil lamp; used with kerosene. |
Lamp
|
Assam
| |
| 988-18-50/12478 | Oil lamp |
Lamp
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 988-18-50/12518 | Oil lamp |
Lamp
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 973-4-60/13310 | Oil lamp; Garo; copper and pottery. |
Lamp
|
Assam
| |
| 31-49-60/D3758.1 | Clay lamps, burn butter instead of oil |
Lamp
|
Tibet
| |
| 31-49-60/D3758.2 | Clay lamps, burn butter instead of oil |
Lamp
|
Tibet
| |
| 988-13-50/12117 | Lamp |
Lamp
|
Lome
| |
| 988-13-50/12112 | Lamp |
Lamp
|
Lome
| |
| 975-32-00/38B | Iron oil lamp standing on four legs, sharp object and spoon + |
Lamp
Raw Material | ||
| 975-32-00/38A | Iron oil lamp standing on four legs, sharp object and spoon + |
Lamp
Raw Material | ||
| 23-29-10/98069 | Bag of moss for lamp wicks |
Bag
|
Greenland
|