Index: kawa/lib/kawa/base.scm
===================================================================
--- kawa/lib/kawa/base.scm	(revision 8556)
+++ kawa/lib/kawa/base.scm	(working copy)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 	  define-class
 	  define-simple-class
+          object
 	  this
 
 	  invoke
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@
 		 (define_class define-class))
 	 define-simple-class define-class)
 
+   (only (kawa standard object)
+         (objectSyntax object))
+
    (only (rename (kawa standard thisRef)
 		 (thisSyntax this))
 	 this)