Lamp Item Number: 3058/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small soapstone oil lamp, light grey in colour with specks of dark grey. Shape from top view is a half circle, with a straight front side. Walls on exterior are short and straight, flaring slightly on interior to the base of the carved well.
Narrative
Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine.
Item History
- Made in Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada before 1940
- Owned by Joy Eastman before May 8, 2014
- Received from Joy Eastman (Donor) on May 8, 2014
What
- Name
- Lamp
- Identification Number
- 3058/4
- Type of Item
- lamp
- Material
- soapstone stone
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 12.7 cm, depth 4.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Joy Eastman
- Received from
- Joy Eastman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Coppermine, Nunavut, Canada and Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Ownership Date
- before May 8, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on May 8, 2014
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3058/0004