Lamp
Category
Ethnographic material
Date
1990 - 2006
Materials
Goat skin Iron Henna Plastic
Measurements
706 x 299 x 296 mm
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575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1512835
Summary
A Moroccan henna decorated wrought iron and goat skin lamp. With an inscrolled top finial over a pyramid form scrolling ironwork frame. With goat skin stretched across the outside and decorated with geometrical and star designs in brown henna dye. Fitted with a black plastic light fitting inside, with black plastic wrapped electrical cable and plug.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.