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Object Number
967-72-10/45937
Display Title
Small eskimo stone lamp
Descriptions
Object Description
Old lamp from Caribou; used for fat according to to an old Eskimo of Repulse Bay.
Inventory Description
Lamp, amorphous porous stone with concave center
Classification
- Lamp
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Repulse Bay
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 10.7 x 11.8 cm (2 x 4 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-72-10/45937
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1967 - 1967)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1967 - 1967)
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