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1993.31.6

Packet of 32 small white candles. The candles are in a sealed plastic packet with a paper label inside which is printed with Burmese script and an image of a male figure in ?Burmese dress. The candles have a string wick extending from one end. [SB [OPS Move] 8/5/2017]


1993.31.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Packet of 32 small white candles. The candles are in a sealed plastic packet with a paper label inside which is printed with Burmese script and an image of a male figure in ?Burmese dress. The candles have a string wick extending from one end. [SB [OPS Move] 8/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Yangon Botataung Pagoda
Cultural groups
Burman
Person
Field collector Sandra Helen Dudley
PRM source Sandra Helen Dudley
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1993
Date collected
July 1993
Acquisition information
Purchased: 07/1993
Materials and processes
Material Wax, Material Paper Plant, Material Plastic Synthetic, Material String, Process Inscribed, Process Moulded, Process Printed
Dimensions
Width: max 81 mm, Length: max 91 mm, Height: max 22 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1993.31.6

Search terms: Lighting, Religion, Trade, Writing, Candle, Religious Object, Inscription

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