Oil Lamp
Tikar · Cameroon
Reference: TRRC-71
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- Material
- Cooked mud and wick.
Large size oil lamp decorated with various characters. Two heads absent, restored. These lamps are used to illuminate the interior of the houses. Old metal oil…
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Full original description
Large size oil lamp decorated with various characters. Two heads absent, restored. These lamps are used to illuminate the interior of the houses. Old metal oil lamps of European origin are also widely used in villages. Clay patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Years 60
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Cameroon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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