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in a slanting position and readily tips forward. The walls are thin, the reser- 

 voir deeply hollowed out and crossed near the front third by a high Itridge 

 pierced near the middle at the floor of the reservoir. The large cavity at the 

 rear of the lamp cut oti by the bridge is for the reception of blubber to be 

 melted by the heat of the lamp, and the oil supply to the wick passes through 

 the orifice in the bridge. Length, 8J inches; width (front to back), 7f inches, 

 height at front, 1| inches; at back, 4 inches. Eskimo of South Greenland. 

 From the Royal Museum of Northern Antiquities, Copenhagen. 45846. Platii 

 7, fig. 2. 



Lamp. Large lamp made from coarse cystalliue rock, triangular in outline, the 

 bottom flat, the sides rounded, the back much higher than the wick edge. The 

 reservoir is flat and is crossed by a bridge, which breaks down at the ends, 

 allowing the passage of the oil to the wick. The wick edge is curved and is 

 rough from age and use. This lamp is evidently very (dd. It was probably 

 taken from a village site in a high latitude as it resembles closely the lamp 

 found by General Greely in latitude 82 degrees north. (See Plate 7, fig. 3.) 

 Length, 14^ inches; width, 12i inches; height, at front, 2 inches; at rear, 5J 

 inches. Eskimo, North Greenland. From the Royal Museum of Northern Antiq- 

 uities, Copenhagen. 45847. Plate 7, fig. 4. 



Lamp (fkom giiave). Small lamp, rudely cut from soapstone upon Greenland 

 model. It has been in actual use and it is probable that it is a personal lamp, 

 which has been buried with its owner in or on the grave where it was found. 

 (For East Greenland mortuary lamps, see Plate 8, fig. 1.) Length, 3Jr inches; 

 width, IJ inches; height, | inch. Eskimo, Sonth Greenland. Collected by Gov- 

 ernor Feucker. 63908. 



Small lamp (model). Made of soapstone for Dr. Hayes. South Greenland. Col- 

 lected by Dr. I. I. Hayes. 176065. Plate 8, fig. 2. 



Lamp. Of soapstone, ovate in outline; reservoir slants regularly from wick edge to 

 the bottom of low back wall ; the convex wick edge has a ridge running around 

 it between the outer edge and the reservoir, forming a groove in whicii the wick 

 was installed. The lamp rests irpon a flat bottom and stands level, the rim of 

 the back wall being of the same height as the wick edge. Length, 8 inches; 

 width, 5 inches; height, 2^ inches. Eskimo, East Greenland. Collected by 

 Capt. Gustav Holm, From the Royal Musemn of Northern Anti(iuities, Copen- 

 hagen. 168942. PlateS, fig. 3. 



Soapstone pot. With rounded ends and flat bottom ; oblong. The wall flares out- 

 ward from the base, and in the four corners holes are drilled through which are 

 passed the ends of sial-skiu cords secured by knots. These loops are for suspen- 

 sion of the pot over the lamp 168942. The pot is neatfy finished and the sides 

 tolerably thin. Length, 8 inches; width, 4| inches; height, 4,',; inches. Eskimo 

 of East Greenland. Collected by Capt. Gustav Holm. From the Royal Museum 

 of Northern Antiquities, Copenhagen. 168943. Plate 8, fig. 3. 



Moss FOK WICK. Dense mass of moss, sphagnum sp., from which the wick for the 

 lamp is prepared. The moss is usually prepared by rubbing between the palms 

 of tLie hands at the same time incorporating a little oil. This powdered moss is 

 kept in a bag or other receptacle for subsequent use. Eskimo, East Greenland. 

 Collected by Capt. Gustav Holm. From the Royal Museum of Nortliern Antiq- 

 uities, Copenhagen. 168944. 



Drying fuame for lamp 168942. Oblong frame made up of thirteen rounded, par- 

 allel strips of pine wood cut out with a knife, mortised into crossbars at either 

 end and secured by pegs. The ends of the crossbars project beyond the slats. 

 This frame is supported by bars from the walls of the hut and from it the pot 

 (No. 168943) hangs over the lamp. Length, 16J^ inches; width, 13J inches. Es- 

 kimo, East Greenland. Collected by Capt. Gustav Holm. Fnun the Royal 

 Museum of Northern Antiquities, Copenhagen. 168941. Plate 8, fig. 3. 



