Collector:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Donor Name:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Length - Of Wick Edge:

20 cm

Width - Object:

16.5 cm

Height - Object:

4.762 cm

Object Type:

Lamp

Place:

Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

9 Feb 1882

Notes:

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 18TH AR, PT. 1; PL. XXVIII-11; P. 74. ALSO IN USNM REPT, 1896; PL. 13, FIG. 1; P. 1050." FROM CARD: "LAMP.---SHALLOW LAMP OF SANDSTONE, WELL MADE, AND HAVING EVIDENTLY SEEN LONG SERVICE. THE WICK EDGE IS NEARLY STRAIGHT; THE CORNERS ROUNDED BY USE. THIS LAMP IS OF THE NORTON BAY TYPE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY SIMPLE. LENGTH OF WICK EDGE, 8 INCHES; WIDTH, 6 1/2 INCHES; HEIGHT, 1 7/8 INCHES. ESKIMO, NORTON SOUND, ALASKA. COLLECTED BY E. W. NELSON."

Record Last Modified:

29 Mar 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

82A00003

USNM Number:

E49110-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31c19a59c-4bd0-4b7a-8fe1-051add6f05ff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8467664