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1914.73.9

Stone cooking pot from a grave.

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1914.73.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone cooking pot from a grave.
Long description
Stone cooking pot from a grave. The stone is rectangular with a flat base. The base is blackened. There are two or three perforated holes at each corner. The pot is broken into many pieces and fixed together with adhesive and wire. The rim and top of the pot is grooved. [MJD (Verve) 22/06/2015]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador Cape Mugford unnamed grave
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector S.W. Woodward
PRM source S.W. Woodward
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Ground, Process Grooved
Dimensions
Height: max 170 mm, Width: max 170 mm, Length: max 230 mm, Weight 4728 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.73.9 Other numbers: 1914.ß.323

Search terms: Vessel, Death, Religion, Food and Drink, Grave Good, Cooking Vessel, Food Accessory