Small soapstone oil lamp, dark grey in colour. Shape from top view is a half circle, with a straight front side. Walls are straight on exterior, flaring slightly on interior to the base of the shallow, carved well.

• Narrative

  Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine.

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• Type of Item lamp
• Culture Inuinnait
• Material soapstone stone
• Measurements height 4.8 cm, width 11.7 cm, depth 6.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Joy Eastman
• Received from Joy Eastman

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• Made in Coppermine, Kugluktuk

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• Creation Date before 1940
• Ownership Date before May 8, 2014
• Acquisition Date on May 8, 2014

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3058/0003