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Miniature lamp
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsWritten in ink on paper bag which contained the two artefacts:
Toy stone-lamp and stone pot by Kaioranna for Kanaiyok (Irish lad).
Stone (fragments) picked up on the south coast of Victoria land. Jan. 1915
Signed: J. J. O'Neill
Date
1910-1915
Medium / Technique
Stone ?, clay ?
Dimensions1.2 x 2.1 x 6.5 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Inuinnaq
Origin
Coronation Gulf and Victoria Island area, Nunavut, Canada
Geocultural Area
Central Arctic
Object NumberME982X.329.1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of J. J. O'Neill
Status
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