Accession No

Z 46185.30


Description

Fragment of a stone qulliq (lamp). One circular perforation; traces of burning and black-coloured accretions on interior surface.


Place

Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Strathcona Sound; Avartoq [Akbahtok]


Period

?Thule ?Inuit


Source

Rowley, Graham Westbrook [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 46185.30; A.III.22 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Pierced and worked stone lamp.

Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
House III. Excavated by Graham Rowley in July 1937. See excavation notebook for list and drawings (XA/1/39/4).
Event Date 7/1937
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
There are traces of burning on the inside.
Event Date 21/2/2001
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (References)
Rowley, G. (2007). Cold Comfort: My Love Affair with the Arctic. 2nd edition. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Event Date 2007
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Amendments / updates)
This collection was previously entered as from '?Southampton Island' and collected by Graham Rowley in 1936. However, they correspond to those excavated by Rowley in 1937 at the site of Avartoq [Akbahtok], Strathcona Sound, drawings of which are in his excavation notebook (XA/1/39/4). The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 4/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


Description (Physical description)
Fragment of a stone qulliq (lamp). One circular perforation; traces of burning and black-coloured accretions on interior surface.
Event Date 7/10/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:26971

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