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1906.48.10

Carved stone oil bowl, from a child's grave. Light grey oblong bowl. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/7/2017]

1906.48.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved stone oil bowl, from a child's grave. Light grey oblong bowl. [MOBB [OPS move] 3/7/2017]
Long description
Rectangular stone bowl, model of an oil bowl. [El.B 14/10/2011]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Cumberland Gulf
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Edmund James Peck
Field collector Church Missionary Society
PRM source Edmund James Peck
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Thule Culture
Date collected
By 1906
Acquisition information
Donated: 1906
Materials and processes
Material Steatite Stone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 65 mm, Height: max 28 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.48.10 Other numbers: D 34

Search terms: Vessel, Model, Death, Lighting, Religion, Toy and Game, Bowl, Grave Good

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