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Lamp

MOA: University of British Columbia

3058/2

Soapstone oil lamp, light grey in colour with darker specks. Shape is rectangular, with straight sides that incline slightly toward base. Carved well is deep. Small straight handles have been carved into the short sides of the object, and protrude slightly.

  • Narrative

    Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine.

  • Type of Item lamp
  • Culture Inuinnait
  • Material soapstone stone
  • Measurements height 5.7 cm, width 16.6 cm, depth 10.1 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Joy Eastman
  • Received from Joy Eastman
  • Made in Coppermine, Kugluktuk
  • Creation Date before 1940
  • Ownership Date before May 8, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on May 8, 2014
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3058/0002

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