Stone Oil Lamp
Iñupiaq or Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected about 1934-1941
Stone
Overall: 7 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (18 × 5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Corey Ford, Class of 1921H
169.75.24885
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Furnishings: Lighting Device
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Exhibition History
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 1-4, 1991.
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 14-18, 1992.
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 15-16, 1993.
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 18-21, 1994.
Provenance
Collected by Corey Ford (1902-1969, Class of 1921H); Estate of Corey Ford, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection,1969.
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