Collector:

Lt. William A. Mintzer  Search this

Donor Name:

Lt. William A. Mintzer  Search this

Length - Object:

58 cm

Width - Object:

20.95 cm

Height - When Level:

13 cm

Culture:

Eskimo, Inuit  Search this

Object Type:

Lamp

Place:

Baffin Island / Cumberland Gulf (Cumberland Sound), Nunavut, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

1876

Notes:

FROM CARD: "STONE LAMP.---LARGE, ELLIPTIC LAMP, NEATLY EXCAVATED FROM SOAPSTONE. IT IS VERY DEEPLY HOLLOWED OUT, THE WICK EDGE NEARLY STRAIGHT AND SMOOTHLY WORKED. NOT BEING BALANCED, THE LAMP REQUIRES SUPPORT. AT THE ENDS OF THE LAMP BELOW ARE SLIGHT PROJECTIONS, FOR THE RECEPTION OF FORKED SUPPORTS LIKE THOSE USED AT EAST MAIN, LABRADOR. THIS FINE LAMP HAS SEEN LONG SERVICE, BEING SATURATED AND GLAZED WITH OIL. LENGTH, 23 INCHES; WIDTH, 8 1/4 INCHES; HEIGHT WHEN LEVEL, 5 INCHES. ESKIMO, CUMBERLAND GULF, CANADA. 29,965. COLLECTED BY LIEUT. W. A. MINTZER, U. S. N."

Record Last Modified:

31 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005449

USNM Number:

E29965-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36148aa69-a64b-4536-be7b-dd75dc83aa0e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8386851