Object class: Lamps by method of illumination / Year collected: [Missing] / Culture or time period: Western African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 5-16514, described as Yoruba iron lamp. man on horseback, lampdish forms head. riveted and welded from sheet and strip iron. round base.

Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 5-1513, described as Lamp, used with palm oil and possibly grass or palm fiber wick. Tribal people no longer used such lamp, preferring kerosene. Remarks: I have shown this lamp on several occasions to tribal people who did not recognize it as a lamp. It may be quite old as kerosene has been usual for lighting for the last 50 years. Such jugs are rarely seen. Tribal people prefer old beer bottles.

Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 5-5332, described as terra-cotta lamp with pouring lip. Rim Dia. = 10.8 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 5-5331, described as terra-cotta lamp with pouring lip. Rim Dia. = 12.2 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 5-2952, described as Clay oil lamp; Fitila; footed bowl with spout; red rim; red squiggle on bottom of interior. Has two (2) broken pieces