Lamp
| Object Number: | NA9251 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo |
| Provenience: | United States of America Alaska Kenai Peninsula |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Length: | 40.64 cm |
| Width: | 35.56 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of W. E. Johnson, 1921 |
Description
Carved from fine vesicular volcanic tufa (tuff). Massive oval bowl; inerior with upper part of body and head of human figure in full relief; three groups of three animal heads each, on rim.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Arctic Art (06 Dec 1957 - 30 Mar 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] 1957. Arctic Art.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pg 3, #54 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Dockstader, Frederick J. Indian Art in North America: Arts and Crafts.. Greenwich, Connecticut. New York Graphic Society. ed. Fourth Printing. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: fig. 2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Mason, John A. 1928. "A Remarkable Stone Lamp from Alaska". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 19. no. 2. pg. 170-194 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 172 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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