Lamp Item Number: 2633/18 a-n from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stone kudlik lamp with raised whalebone dish filled with six carved stone caribou heads. Also includes a small stone bird carving and a fragment of bone flame that used to be part of the carving (see file). An L-shaped bone utensil is attached with sinew. Inscription on base.
Item History
- Made by Thomas Ugjuk (Maker) in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Kangiqliniq, Nunavut, Canada during 1921
- Owned by Doris Shadbolt before August 30, 2004
- Received from Doris Shadbolt (Donor) on August 30, 2004
What
- Name
- Lamp
- Identification Number
- 2633/18 a-n
- Type of Item
- lamp
- Material
- sinew ?, whale bone, caribou antler and steatite stone
- Overall
- height 11.5 cm, width 47.2 cm, depth 25.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Thomas Ugjuk (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Doris Shadbolt
- Received from
- Doris Shadbolt (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada and Kangiqliniq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1921
- Ownership Date
- before August 30, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on August 30, 2004
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 51
- Accession Number
- 2633/0018 a-n