Soapstone Vessel Item Number: A556403-0 from the National Museum of Natural History

Notes

Broken into two pieces. Partial miniature steatite (soapstone) vessel. Piece 1 measures: 3.2 cm. L x 2.4 cm. W. Piece 2 measures: 2.9 cm. L x 2.2 cm. W. From either Dorset paleoeskimo or 18th century Labrador Inuit component. Found in collection.

Item History

What

Name
Soapstone Vessel
Identification Number
A556403-0
Type of Item
vessel

Who

Culture
Eskimo and Canadian
Field Collector
Mr. Willie Knutsen

Where

Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Made in
Labrador, Canada
Collected in
Labrador, Canada

When

Acquisition Date
on June 1, 1949

Other

Accession Number
183098