Object Details
Description
The donor's father made this lamp while in Manzanar Relocation Center. Many internees made furniture and other interior decorations from the limited materials available to them at the camps. This particular object was constructed out of orange boxes, twigs from trees growing around Manzanar, burlap scraps from the camouflage net factory at the camp, and glass from a broken windowpane.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Jun Yamamoto
ID Number
2005.0252.01
accession number
2005.0252
catalog number
2005.0252.01
Object Name
lantern
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
paper (overall; part material)
fabric (overall; part material)
Measurements
overall: 46 in x 10 in x 10 in; 116.84 cm x 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History
Military
Cultures & Communities
Japanese American Internment Era
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1295896