Model Lamp Item Number: 2912/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model lamp carved out of stone, roughly oval to triangular in its top view. The object has a convex interior with a sharp crease along the bottom running from left to right. A thick upper rim is carved into one side of the lamp. The exterior bottom is rounded with a sharp ridge at middle.
Narrative
Percy F. Broughton is thought to have collected this artifact while he served as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society, in Lake Harbour on Baffin Island, from 1911-1912.
Item History
- Made in Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
- Owned by Percy Broughton
- Owned by Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan before July 25, 2011
- Received from Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor) on July 25, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Percy Broughton, Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan
- Received from
- Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 25, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2912/0005