Lamp

Culture/People
Inughuit [Cape York]
Previous seller
E. Heymann, Non-Indian
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1913 from E. Heymann; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place
Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas
Eastern Arctic
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Inughuit [Cape York]
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/4698
Barcode
034698.000
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Object Name
Lamp
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fc5acecd-96b1-4812-9e8d-345f283f2b50
Record ID
NMAI_37167