Lamp model/toy

Date created
probably AD 1600–1800
Culture/People
probably Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector
Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933
Previous owner
Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
Collection History
Possibly collected during the Fourth Thule Expedition (1919-1920), led by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933); formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1922.
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Place
Village site; Kitaa (West Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
See related items
Kalaallit [Greenland] (archaeological)
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
11/3034
Barcode
113034.000
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Object Name
Lamp model/toy
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Ground
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6979bee72-4ae6-4096-9322-cc4e54ce597d
Record ID
NMAI_121812