Oil lamp
Unknown Haitian, Haitian
collected 1966
Oil paint on metal, cotton wick
Overall: 5 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (13.7 × 8.5 × 5.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Micaela and Jack Mendelsohn, Class of 1956
2005.7.6
Geography
Place Made: Haiti, Caribbean, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Furnishings: Lighting Device
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 50, AAAS 88, LACS 50, Haiti at the Crossroads, Chelsey Kivland, Spring 2013
ANTH 50.4, AAAS 88.5, LACS 50.2, Race, Power, and Development in Global Haiti, Chelsey Kivland, Fall 2013
Provenance
Jack and Micaela Mendelsohn, Washington, D.C.; given to present collection, 2005.
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