Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6458 |
| Keywords | Candle wick |
| Description | Used in conjunction with the traditional candle - see IIc 6455. |
| 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 | 55.5 cm long |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used (commercially produced candles are now readily available in local shops) |
| Material | Unknown (Bühler suggested palm and seed fibres) |
| Technique | TBC |
| 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 | Palmblattrippe und Samenhaar, G maete buku no sai tutu, M |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Badu lili, candle Lilin, T |
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