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1932.88.680

Lamp of grey stone, blackened from use, half-moon shape with internal ridge. [El.B 19/10/2011]


1932.88.680

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lamp of grey stone, blackened from use, half-moon shape with internal ridge. [El.B 19/10/2011]
Geographical reference
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Cumberland Sound
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Edmund James Peck
Field collector Church Missionary Society
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
By 1903
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Steatite Stone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 28 mm, Height: max 75 mm, Length: max 350 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.680 Other numbers: D 22

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