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Start Over Object class Lamps by method of illumination Donor Benjamin Bristol Culture or time period Alaskan Eskimo
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3857, described as Oil lamp made of basalt stone; oval-shaped with a flat bottom and a smoothly sunken depression. Used for interior illumination, heat, cooking, melting snow, and drying clothes.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-4554, described as Oil lamp of stone; teardrop shape; 3 encircling exterior bands below rim, all filled with vermilion red pigment; grey soapstone.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3972, described as Oil lamp of basalt stone, oval with flat smooth border and smooth sunken depression, rounded bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3967, described as Oil lamp of basalt stone, imperfectly fashioned, suboval shape, 2 slight ridges in floor of lamp, groove incised on exterior below rim (half of rim has broken away).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-6807, described as Oil lamp of clay, saucer-shaped, yellow, inside under lip to floor are incised rows of alternating grooves and dots, floor of lamp has X (each "arm" of X has two strokes, small circle in middle of X) motif which is personal mark of owner.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3868, described as Oil of lamp stone, oval, black, irregular bottom. Smoothly sunken on one side to central depression. The border is flattened and smooth. Made of basalt. Interior illumination, heat, cooking, melting snow, drying clothes.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3969, described as Oil lamp of basalt stone, suboval in outline with smooth sunken depression, smooth flat border, flat bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3960, described as Carved pumice, oval and scoop like; Museum's Catalog says "Lamp..." The stone was not used for that purpose; no remains of fat. This use is very unlikely because of the porosity of this pumice. But was probably used as skin dressing talc(?).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3970, described as Oil lamp of stone, tear drop shape in outline with smooth sunken depression, smooth flat border except for 7.6 cm area which has broken off (lost) flat bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3966, described as Oil lamp of stone, with rounded bottom, suboval shape with raised rim at each end to produce deeply carved hollow.

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