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Lamp. Chinese

Title:

Lamp

Ethnic groups:

Chinese

Territory:

river Pusun, Ussuri Krai, Primorsky Oblast

Date:

late 19th - early 20th century

Collectors:

Museum of the Peoples of the USSR

Material:

Metal

Dimensions:

diameter 10.0; height 7.5

Number:

РЭМ 8761-11113

Annotation:

A conical metal lighting fitting with a small round mouth where the wick was inserted. A flat rounded handle is provided at the side. Such lighting fittings were filled up with kerosene, and the wick was made of oakum or rags.