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1932.88.211.2

Circular lid of coconut wood. The lamp for this lid is 1932.88.211 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]

1932.88.211.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular lid of coconut wood. The lamp for this lid is 1932.88.211 .1. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]
Long description
Circular lid of coconut wood, carved with floral and foliate designs with central perforation. A tin wick tube has been inserted through the central hole, surrounded by a tin plate and a scrolled tin handle. The lamp for this lid is [1932.88.211 .1]. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Coconut Husk Plant, Material Pigment, Material Tin Metal, Process Carved, Process Decorated, Process Perforated, Process Grooved, Process Soldered
Dimensions
Diameter: max 68 mm, Height: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.211.2 Other numbers: TV 1 [T V 1]

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