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Oil lamp
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsSticker on artifact. handwritten with ink: "Esquimau lamp. East Coast of Hudson's Bay 1877. Presented by R.B. Bell M.D."
Date
1877
Medium / Technique
Rock: soapstone
Dimensions4.1 x 19.5 x 8.7 cm
ClassificationFurnishings - Lighting Equipment - Lighting Devices
Geocultural Area
Eastern Arctic
Origin
East Coast of Hudson's Bay, Quebec (Nunavik), Canada
Object NumberME982X.66.1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. Robert Bell
Status
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