Accession No
Z 45269
Description
Soapstone qulliq (lamp) fragment. Rounded, oval base and curved body; the lamp has two small drilled holes at the end of the top edge, which seems polished. Traces of burning on the exterior. Horizontal carving lines throughout the object. Dark patina on the exterior surface with some loss material.
Place
Arctic; North America; Canada; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Agu [Aggo]
Period
Inuit
Source
Rowley, Graham Westbrook [?excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 45269
Cultural Affliation
Material
Soapstone
Local Term
Measurements
130mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label glued on the lamp exterior wall: 'Aggo unles [unclear unclear].'
Event Date
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Description (Physical description)
Part of soapstone lamp.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated or collected by Graham Rowley, likely in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Base and part of the side of a ?lamp. Traces of burning on the outside of the object. Two small holes pierced at the top.
Event Date 8/10/2021
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
Description (Physical description)
Soapstone qulliq (lamp) fragment. Rounded, oval base and curved body; the lamp has two small drilled holes at the end of the top edge, which seems polished. Traces of burning on the exterior. Horizontal carving lines throughout the object. Dark patina on the exterior surface with some loss material.
Event Date 10/10/2024
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:27335
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