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The Others, Lantern M

2017

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Lantern-M outdoor lighting accessory in ‘Cloud’ from the anthropomorphic lantern collection "The Others" by Stephen Burks. The collection was created in partnership with DEDON, and features hand-woven DEDON fibers on aluminum frames and an LED lighting system with solar panels. This medium-sized lantern has a white-coated aluminum frame with interwoven fibers in light brown, light grey, and beige. The lantern has a curved black handle on top and may sit on a black marble base or be used without the base as a pendant lamp.

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Catalog reference: 2022.82.2

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