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Object Number 57-36-50/10146
Display Title Tin lamp
Descriptions
Inventory Description Lamp, tear-shaped container, cotton inside, angled upright bar, hook with rod
Classification
  • Lamp
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mzab
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara, Northwest
Materials Metal, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 x 13.1 cm (4 1/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-36-50/10146

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