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Start Over Object class Lamps by method of illumination Collection place United States Culture or time period 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 2-19251, described as Oil lamp, triangular of soapstone, made from broken part of larger lamp; a strip of bone (probably) is lashed to one side of lamp where holes have been drilled in order to achieve even height.
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 2-3972, 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 2-1566, described as Oil lamp made of soapstone. Doughnut shape with hole in center. Black.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-16681, described as Oil lamp of clay, circular, dish-shape, crude condition.
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 2-3967, 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 2-4554, 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 2-6995, described as Oil lamp, round, shallow bowl-shape.

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