Ceramic oil lamp

Museum number:
11-43234
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3965
Description:
Oil lamp (model); base is Maori-style god figure with Northwest Coast-style hat (separate piece) with incised design; glass chimney, brass chimney holder; base is orange-painted plaster of paris over glass; top is orange-painted plaster of paris with black eyes. height - 24.7 cm.
Donor:
Arnold Rubin
Collection place:
New Zealand
Culture or time period:
Maori
Collector:
Arnold Rubin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ceramic ware (visual works), Models (representations), and Oil lamps
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Oceania
Dimensions:
height 24.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Ceramic oil lamp, accession number 11-43234, described as Oil lamp (model); base is Maori-style god figure with Northwest Coast-style hat (separate piece) with incised design; glass chimney, brass chimney holder; base is orange-painted plaster of paris over glass; top is orange-painted plaster of paris with black eyes. height - 24.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Ceramic oil lamp, accession number 11-43234, described as Oil lamp (model); base is Maori-style god figure with Northwest Coast-style hat (separate piece) with incised design; glass chimney, brass chimney holder; base is orange-painted plaster of paris over glass; top is orange-painted plaster of paris with black eyes. height - 24.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Ceramic oil lamp, accession number 11-43234, described as Oil lamp (model); base is Maori-style god figure with Northwest Coast-style hat (separate piece) with incised design; glass chimney, brass chimney holder; base is orange-painted plaster of paris over glass; top is orange-painted plaster of paris with black eyes. height - 24.7 cm.

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