Inuit

9. A diminutive soapstone oil lamp qulliq an inscription on the reverse that I think reads ‘LABRET(?) ESQUIMO(?)’. 19th century. Its is not known what these smaller lamps would have been used for and they are often labeled as models or toys in museum collections. This example is the finest I have seen.

Possibly ex Pitt Rivers?

10.5cm x 5cm.

Inuit.

Ex Francis Woodland Reader (1864-1951)  Frank Reader was the author of several booklets, reports and articles in archaeological journals, including several treatises on Tudor Domestic Wall Painting, published by The Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, he also wrote ‘A Handbook to The Collection of Prehistoric Objects in the Essex Museum of Natural History’ (Passmore Edwards Museum), and collaborated on other publications relating to Roman London. He worked with Lieut. General Pitt Rivers on excavations at Cranborne Chase, and was joint secretary of the Essex Field Club.

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