Culture/People:

Inughuit [Cape York]  Search this

Previous owner:

Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])  Search this

Donor:

Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])  Search this

Object Name:

Lamp

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Furnishings (Home)

Place:

Etah; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Long Island Historical Society; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1920; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.

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Catalog Number:

10/3444

Barcode:

103444.000

See related items:

Inughuit [Cape York]

Furnishings (Home)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6541d493a-7eb0-4d6e-b333-88da0a44d208

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_110922