Title
Candle wick holder
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 10.5 cm,
Object size: 2.0 x 19.7 x 1.5 cm
Object size: 2.0 x 19.7 x 1.5 cm
Accession No.
2025-01256
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the late Mr Yeo Cheng Kim and Madam Koh Quee Neo
This tool could possibly be a candle wick holder, used to fix the wick of candles in oil lamps. Many Peranakan families have retained their Chinese religious beliefs and practices, and such altar implements can be seen used during festivals such as Chinese New Year and death anniversaries of the ancestors. This item is donated by the family of late Mr Yeo Cheng Kim and Madam Koh Quee Neo. It comes from the ancestral home, formerly at 22 to 25 Zion Road.