Culture/People:

Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Louis Illupalik (Eeloopalee Illupalik), Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik], b. 1940  Search this

Seller:

Inullariit Society of Igloolik  Search this

Commissioner:

NMAI (National Museum of the American Indian)  Search this

Object Name:

Lamp for whale or seal oil

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

26 x 13.5 x 4.5 cm

Object Type:

Furnishings (Home)

Indigenous Term:

qulliq

Place:

Igloolik (Iglulik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Igloolik (Iglulik) Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Date created:

2003

Collection History:

Commissioned by NMAI from the Inullariit Society of Igloolik (Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada) in 2003.

Contact Us:

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Catalog Number:

26/3292

Barcode:

263292.000

See related items:

Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]

Furnishings (Home)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws679e844d5-7c51-499d-9a9a-c5a81f059242

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_279443