Oil lamp

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"130. LampA bowl with a crown rests on a high pedestal; it has nine extended spouts in a circle, intended for nine flames. The piece is very old and beautiful, covered with a patina. This lamp as well as all the following brass objects from Aceh come from the villages which were burned down by the Dutch; some were found by my servants, some were bought by me from the soldiers who had taken them as booty. The same is true of the previous section on weapons, which, however, were mostly found on the battlefields after the different battles." Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 31). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller