- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- 10 candle nuts. The candle-nuts are brown in colour, some of which are speckled with patches of white. [SB [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]
- Long description
- 10 candle nuts. The candle-nuts are brown in colour, some of which are speckled with patches of white. The candle nuts are all of a similar size. The candle nuts are contained within a white rectangular cardboard box. [SB [OPS Move] 11/5/2017]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1895
- Date collected
- By 1895
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1932
- Materials and processes
- Material Plant Nut, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Cardboard Paper Plant
- Dimensions
- Height: max 42 mm, Width: max 67 mm, Length: max 123 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1932.88.152
Search terms: Lighting, Time, Measurement, Candle, Time Reckoning Device
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