Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6455 |
| Keywords | Candle |
| Description | Candle; see IIc 6453, IIc 6454, IIc 6456, IIc 6457, IIc 6458 for examples of candle wicks. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Domestic object |
| Dimensions | 62 cm high 2.2 cm diameter for the cylinder |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used (commercially made candles are now readily available for purchase) |
| Material | Bamboo and coconut shell with wick |
| Technique | Hand carved and made |
| Institution/Holder: object | Museum der Kulturen Basel |
| Collector | Dr Alfred Bühler |
| Date Collected | August 1935 |
| Place Collected | Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| File Copyright | Museum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014 |
| MKB/Buehler object title | Fackel, G sataffa, M |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Badu lili, M Lilin, T |
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