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1932.88.15

Dammar torch. Consisting of a plant leaf bound around plant fibre to form a cylindrical torch. One end is bound and closed, the other is open blackened (burnt?) There are three wooden pegs holding the leaf in shape. The leaf is red/brown in colour. [AB [OPS Move] 20/3/2017]


1932.88.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dammar torch. Consisting of a plant leaf bound around plant fibre to form a cylindrical torch. One end is bound and closed, the other is open blackened (burnt?) There are three wooden pegs holding the leaf in shape. The leaf is red/brown in colour. [AB [OPS Move] 20/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Ulu Rhaman Kota Bharu
Cultural groups
Malay
Person
Field collector Thomas Nelson Annandale
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Leaf, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Process Bound, Process Pegged
Dimensions
Diameter: max 25 mm, Length: max 291 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.15 Other numbers: I 3

Search terms: Lighting, Torch