Candle made from 13 nut kernels threaded on a mid rib of palm leaf. [MJD 06/10/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Candle made from 13 nut kernels threaded on a mid rib of palm leaf. [MJD 06/10/2009]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1906
Date collected: 1906
Acquisition information: Donated: 30/08/1912
Materials and processes: Material Plant Nut, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Process Strung
Dimensions: Width: max 77 mm box, Length: max 180 mm box
Object numbers: Accession number: 1912.34.41

Search terms: Lighting, Measurement, Time, Candle, Time Reckoning Device

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