Candle

Museum number:
9-11745
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
votive candles; paraffin in colored foil; rim diam. and foil colors as follows: silver, 4cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1968-1970
Materials:
Metal (foil) and Paraffin (wax)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Candles
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
votive candles for 'Diwali' (Festival of Lights)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
rim— diameter 4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Candle, accession number 9-11745, described as votive candles; paraffin in colored foil; rim diam. and foil colors as follows: silver, 4cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Candle, accession number 9-11745, described as votive candles; paraffin in colored foil; rim diam. and foil colors as follows: silver, 4cm

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